物見櫓(ものみやぐら)

ものみやぐら
noun
watchtower; lookout tower
1. watchtower; lookout tower
A raised structure used for observation and surveillance, historically built in castles and military fortifications for spotting approaching enemies. Also used figuratively.
城(しろ)の物見櫓(ものみやぐら)から遠(とお)くが見渡(みわた)せる。
You can see far into the distance from the castle's watchtower.
物見櫓(ものみやぐら)に登(のぼ)って敵(てき)の動(うご)きを監視(かんし)した。
They climbed the watchtower and monitored the enemy's movements.
復元(ふくげん)された物見櫓(ものみやぐら)が歴史(れきし)公園(こうえん)の中心(ちゅうしん)に建(た)っている。
A reconstructed watchtower stands at the center of the historical park.

USAGE:
Composed of 物見(ものみ) (watching, lookout) + 櫓(やぐら) (tower, turret). Primarily associated with Japanese castles and historical settings. The word 櫓(やぐら) alone also appears in other compounds like 太鼓櫓(たいこやぐら) (drum tower) and 火の見櫓(ひのみやぐら) (fire lookout tower).

RELATED TERMS:

  • 櫓(やぐら): tower, turret
  • 天守閣(てんしゅかく): castle keep, main tower of a Japanese castle
  • 火の見櫓(ひのみやぐら): fire watchtower — once common in Japanese towns for spotting fires
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