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Noun
1. traditional style of Japanese residential architecture
Wikipedia definition
2. Shoin-zukuriis a style of Japanese residential architecture used in the mansions of the military, temple guest halls, and Zen abbot's quarters of the Azuchi-Momoyama (1568-1600) and Edo periods (1600-1868). It forms the basis of today's traditional-style Japanese house. Characteristics of the shoin-zukuri development were the incorporation of square posts and floors completely covered with tatami.
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Other forms
書院造 【しょいんづくり】

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