さや
鞘
どう
堂

noun

Architecture term.
  1. outer roofed structure for protecting cultural assets and historic sites.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
さや
鞘
どう
堂
 鞘堂 さやどう
　
さ
　
や
どう
堂
 さや堂 さやどう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

sheath, case, margin
さや　ショウ　ソウ (Kentei Pre-1)
leather, skin, reform
カク　かわ (6th, N2)
twenty
にじゅう　ジュウ　ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
resemblance
ショウ　あやか.る (9th, N1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
public chamber, hall
ドウ (4th, N4)
esteem, furthermore, still
ショウ　なお　たか (9th, N1)
desert, border prairie, the 1st form is radical 13
キョウ　ケイ　まきがまえ
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)