Engawa

Engawa

nihongo|Engawa|縁側 or 掾側 refers to the typically wooden strip of flooring immediately before windows and storm shutters inside traditional Japanese rooms.cite encyclopedia
title = nihongo|En|縁
encyclopedia = nihongo|Daijisen|大辞泉
publisher = nihongo|Shogakukan|小学館|shougakukan
date = 1995
accessdate = 2008-07-20
] Recently this term has also come to mean the veranda outside of the room as well, which was traditionally referred to as a nihongo|nure'en|濡れ縁.cite web
title = Engawa
url=http://www.aisf.or.jp/~jaanus/deta/e/engawa.htm
accessdate = 2008-07-20
]

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