JAPANESE Flashcards

1
Q

The __________ became an important part of their culture

A

SEA

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2
Q

used to close off or open up rooms.

A

SHOJI

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3
Q

rock garden, asymmetrical rocks

A

ZEN ROCK GARDEN

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4
Q

woven straw and could be arranged in multiple way. (910mmx1820mm).

A

TATAMI MAT

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5
Q

japanese system of measurements

A

KEN

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6
Q

storage chest, with doors and drawers, used for clothing storage.

A

TANSU

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7
Q

storage chest, with doors and drawers, used for clothing storage.
If used in kitchen

A

MIZUYA

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8
Q

chest, staircase shape

A

KAIDAN TANSU

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9
Q

Japanese system of construction

A

GUSSHO

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10
Q

Japanese pyramidal roof

A

HOGYO

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11
Q

japanese tea ceremony hut

A

CHA-SHITSU

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12
Q

also called Tera, Ji or In originated in Japanese Buddhist

A

TEMPLES

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13
Q

Have two gates in front and a bell inside

A

TEMPLES

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14
Q

also called Jingu, Jinja or Taisha built for worship according to the SHINTO
Religion

A

SHRINE

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15
Q

is used to split timber and beautify it.

A

YARIGANNA

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16
Q

The earliest period of japan lasted from around 13000 BC to 300 BC.

A

JOMON PERIOD

17
Q

aka “pit dwellings”

A

JOMON PERIOD

18
Q

lasted from around 300 BC to 300 AD.
• Characterized by the start of widespread rice farming, resulting in the appearance of permanent settlements
with bigger populations.
• Communities became organized in villages as a whole, with areas demarcated for granaries, storehouses and living quarters.
• Houses were built on stilts to keep away pest. Structures such as village fences and watch towers were
applied

A

YAYOI PERIOD

19
Q

kofun literally means

A

OLD MOUNDS

20
Q

Marked the appearance of many-chambered burial mounds or
tumuli

A

KOFUN PERIOD

21
Q

2 stone dogs that face each other at the entrance of shrines, guarding the precints

22
Q

(“The way of the gods”)

A

SHINTO RELIGION

23
Q

polytheistic religion that recognizes hidden spirits called kami

A

SHINTO RELIGION

24
Q

spiritual beings that can inhabit or be essentially anything

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shinto gate
TORII
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placed at entrances to spiritually important locations. Represents boundary between the spiritual world and the mundane
TORII