also: ちん
Refers to a small, often open-sided structure in a garden or park, used for resting or enjoying the view. Can also be used in names of traditional restaurants or inns.
There is a small arbor in the corner of the garden.
suffix for pseudonyms of writers/performers
Only with reading てい
Attached to the end of a pen name or stage name, especially for traditional artists, writers, or rakugo performers. Reading is always てい.
suffix for restaurant names
Only with reading てい
Commonly used in the names of traditional Japanese restaurants, inns, or tea houses, giving a classical or elegant feel. Reading is always てい.
That traditional restaurant is called 'Shōfūtei'.
The 亭 in the rakugo performer 'Kokontei Shinshō' is this usage.
I went to a restaurant called 'Wafūtei'.
traditional Japanese restaurant; luxurious Japanese restaurant
head of a household; master; host; innkeeper; proprietor · husband
lofty; towering; tall and imposing
noon; midday
vaudeville theater; music hall; entertainment hall · vaudeville theater manager; music hall proprietor
Standard kanji form for all senses; reading てい is the most common.
Rare reading for the standalone noun sense; てい is preferred.
From Chinese 亭 (tíng), originally meaning a roadside rest stop or a small building. In Japanese, it retains the sense of a small elegant structure and extends to names of establishments and pseudonyms.
garden pavilion; gazebo
Kantei style of calligraphy