瓦当

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 瓦当 – see 瓦當 (“eaves tile; roof tile-end”). (This term is the simplified form of 瓦當).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
瓦	当
が Grade: S	とう Grade: 2
kan’on

Alternative spelling
瓦當 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡa̠to̞ː]

Noun

瓦当: round eave-end roof tile from Kawaradera temple in Nara, Japan

瓦(が)当(とう) • (gatō) 

1. eave-end tile, a tile affixed to the end of a roof tile for use at building eaves

See also

• 瓦(かわら) (kawara, “roof tile”)
• 軒平瓦(のきひらがわら) (nokihiragawara, “flat eave-end roof tile”)
• 軒丸瓦(のきまるがわら) (nokimarugawara, “round eave-end roof tile”)