石(いし)灯籠(どうろう)

いしどうろう
noun
stone lantern
1. stone lantern
A lantern carved from stone, traditionally placed in Japanese gardens, temples, and shrine grounds. Originally used to hold a light, it now serves mainly as a decorative ornament.
庭(にわ)に石(いし)灯籠(どうろう)がある。
There is a stone lantern in the garden.
神社(じんじゃ)の参道(さんどう)に石(いし)灯籠(どうろう)が並(なら)んでいる。
Stone lanterns line the approach to the shrine.
苔(こけ)のむした石(いし)灯籠(どうろう)が、庭(にわ)に静(しず)かな趣(おもむき)を与(あた)えていた。
A moss-covered stone lantern lent the garden a quiet charm.

A stone lantern used as a garden ornament and at shrines and temples. A classic element of Japanese landscape gardening.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 石(いし)灯籠(どうろう)を置(お)く: to place a stone lantern
  • 苔(こけ)むした石(いし)灯籠(どうろう): a moss-covered stone lantern

RELATED:

  • 灯籠(とうろう): lantern (general term, including paper and metal ones)
  • 灯籠(とうろう)流(なが)し: a ceremony of floating lanterns down a river
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