1.
tower, turret
A wooden tower structure, historically part of castle fortifications or used as a watchtower.
城の櫓が見える。
I can see the castle turret.
この櫓は江戸時代に建てられた。
This turret was built in the Edo period.
石垣の上にそびえる櫓は当時の面影を残している。
The turret rising above the stone wall retains traces of the past.
2.
raised platform, scaffold, stage tower
A temporary elevated platform or scaffold, especially one used for taiko drumming at festivals.
櫓の上で太鼓を叩く。
To play the taiko drum on the scaffold.
祭りの櫓が広場に組み立てられた。
The festival scaffold was erected in the plaza.
盆踊りの会場の中央に櫓が設置された。
A scaffold was set up in the center of the Bon dance venue.
WRITING:
The kanji 櫓 is complex and sometimes written in hiragana.
CULTURAL CONTEXT:
Sense 1: Castle 櫓 served as watchtowers and defensive positions. Many survive as historical landmarks.
Sense 2: At 盆踊り (Bon dance) festivals, a wooden 櫓 is erected in the center of the dance area, often with taiko drummers performing on top while dancers circle around it.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 城の櫓 (castle turret)
- 火の見櫓 (fire watchtower)
- 盆踊りの櫓 (Bon dance scaffold)