Balcony - Balcony (English spelling)

Japanese: バルコニー - ばるこにー(英語表記)balcony
Balcony - Balcony (English spelling)

A roofless platform with a railing that is extended from the wall of a building on the second floor or higher. It can also refer to seats in theaters that are higher than the main floor and protrude forward from the wall, or to a raised platform with a railing in a stage set. Balconies in residential buildings are often used in southern Europe and southwestern Asia, where the number of windows is small compared to the walls. In houses surrounded by thick, wide walls to block the harsh rays of the sun, windows are the only part that comes into contact with nature, so people pay great attention to them and decorate them with flowers and skillfully crafted grilles. Balconies can also be seen as a variation of this window. In Western Europe, a balcony refers to a relatively short one, while long, reinforced concrete ones are called terraces to distinguish them. In Japan, as apartment and condominium living has become more common in recent years, balconies have become increasingly common because they are separated from nature and the earth on the upper floors.

[Jin Nakamura]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

建物の二階以上の壁から室外へ持ち出してつくった、屋根のない手すり付きの台。劇場などの、メインフロアより高く壁から前方に突出している座席や、舞台装置のうちで手すりのついた高台をさすこともある。住宅建築のバルコニーは、壁の割合に窓の小さな南ヨーロッパや西南アジアで多く用いられている。きつい太陽光線を遮るために厚くて広い壁面に囲まれた住宅にあって、窓は唯一の自然と接する部分であることから、人々は窓に大きな関心を寄せ、花や巧みに細工されたグリル(格子)などで飾り付けを行う。バルコニーもこの窓の変形とみることができる。西ヨーロッパでは、バルコニーというと、長さの比較的短いものをいい、長くて、鉄筋コンクリートのものはテラスとよんで区別している。日本でも近年アパート、マンション生活が普及するにしたがい、上階では自然や大地と切り離されているため、バルコニーに花や緑を飾ることがしだいに行われるようになってきた。

[中村 仁]

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