北きたの対たい

noun

northern side house

In traditional Japanese residential architecture, a building to the north of the main residence, often used as living quarters for the wife. The term is historical and rarely encountered in modern daily conversation.

See also: 対の屋

• 平へい安あん時じ代だいの貴き族ぞくの邸てい宅たくでは、北きたの対たいは妻つまの住すまいとして使つかわれた。

  In Heian-period aristocratic residences, the northern side house was used as the wife's quarters.