engawa

American  

[eng-gah-wah] / ɛŋˈgɑ wɑ /

noun

1. a floor extension at one side of a Japanese-style house, usually facing a yard or garden and serving as passageway and sitting space.

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Etymology

Origin of engawa

< Japanese, equivalent to en edge, veranda (< Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese yuán ) + -gawa combining form of kawa (earlier kafa ) side

Example Sentences

The house was square, with a narrow, covered engawa wrapped around it.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata

During the Bon season some very old men of the village came and worshipped at the Shinto shrine and were entertained with saké by the priest on the engawa of his temple.

From The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People by Scott, J.W. Robertson