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A book about architecture I'm trying to read (it's a bit of a slog what with
the technical jargon and such) contained this description of a temple
building: 二重、初重５X4間、裳階 （もこし） つき、上重４X3間. So it's two stories, the first being
five rooms by four, with lean-to rooms attached, etc. I have a few questions
about this. First, how is the "X" in 5X4 read? Additionally, I'm assuming that
初重 and 上重 are read しょじゅう and じょうじゅう, respectively. Is this correct?
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How to read the X in 5X4間?
The English "by" is read 「かける multiply」 in Japanese. A 3x4 matrix, for
example, is 「3かける4行列」 in Japanese. I assume your readings are right in the
second part of your question, but can't seem to find them anywhere.
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I think you are making a big miskate. As for `５X4間`, you interpret it as 'five
rooms by four', but it is not clear what that means, and probably that is
wrong. `間` is a traditional unit for length. It is approx the long length of a
tatami (about 1.8m). `５X4間` means a ５間 by 4間 rectangle.
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