nure-en　濡縁

KEY WORD :　architecture / general terms

Lit. wet veranda. Also called *ochi-en 落縁; kirime-en 切目縁. A shallow veranda that is open to the elements because it is outside of the sliding storm doors *amado 雨戸. Even if the eaves have a long overhang, the nure-en gets wet. The boards are short and placed at right angles to the tracks along which the storm doors slide.

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