寝殿 | [しんでん, shinden] (n) (1) (See 寝殿造) main building in a Heian palace; (2) (historical) main residence of an emperor [Add to Longdo] |
対の屋;対屋 | [たいのや, tainoya] (n) (See 寝殿造) side house (to the east, west, or north of a main residence; home to women, children and servants) [Add to Longdo] |
透渡殿 | [すきわたどの;すいわたどの, sukiwatadono ; suiwatadono] (n) (See 寝殿造) roofed path (lacking walls) connecting the main residence and the side houses (in traditional palatial architecture) [Add to Longdo] |
北の対 | [きたのたい, kitanotai] (n) (See 対の屋) northern side house (to the rear of a main residence; often home to one's wife) [Add to Longdo] |