Inkyomen - Inkyomen

Japanese: インキョメン - いんきょめん
Inkyomen - Inkyomen

…Separate meals refer to separate hearths, or separate fires, but also have a practical meaning of differences in food preferences. Retirement homes often use separate fields from the main house, and these are usually called inkyomen. The division of fields guarantees a high degree of independence for the retired, and is related to the separation of labor and household finances. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Inkyomen" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…食事の別は竈の別,すなわち別火を意味するが,これとは別に食事の好みの差という現実的意味も加味されている。また隠居屋は主屋と別の田畑を利用することが多く,こうした田畑はふつうインキョメンとよばれる。田畑の分割は隠居の高い独立性を保障し,労働の分離と家計の分離に関連している。…

※「インキョメン」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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