gekan　下間

KEY WORD :　architecture / general term

Lit. lower space. It is a room adjoining the main rooms of the priests' quarters in a Zen temple. It is located near the entrance *genkan 玄関, where shoes are removed before stepping up into the hall or hallway.

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