[ちゅうもん, chuumon](n) (1) (See 寝殿造り, 対の屋, 釣り殿) gate in the middle of the corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture); (2) central gate (between the main gate and main hall of a temple); (3) central gate (separating the inner and outer gardens of a teahouse)[Add to Longdo]
[ちゅうもんろう, chuumonrou](n) (See 中門・1, 寝殿造り) corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture)[Add to Longdo]