Stone gap - Ishizama

Japanese: 石狭間 - いしざま
Stone gap - Ishizama

…Yazama (arrow slits) are long and narrow, while gun slits are round, triangular, square, and various other polygonal shapes. Stone slits are depressions carved into the top surface of stone walls. Small depressions in the earthen ramparts of medieval castles are also considered a type of slit. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "stone gap" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…矢狭間(やざま)は縦に細長く,鉄砲狭間は丸,三角,四角のほかさまざまな多角形があった。また石垣の上面を削りくぼめたものを石狭間という。中世の城で土塁に小さなくぼみのあるのも狭間の一種と考えられる。…

※「石狭間」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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