台うてな

noun

tower; tall building

Literary or poetic term for a tower or tall structure. In modern Japanese, 塔 (とう) is more common.

• 古ふるい詩しに「天てんのうてな」という表ひょう現げんが出でてくる。

  The expression 'heavenly tower' appears in old poetry.

noun

stand; pedestal; platform

Elevated base or platform for placing something, often decorative or ceremonial. Also used in botanical contexts for the receptacle of a flower.

• 仏ぶつ像ぞうは蓮はすのうてなの上うえに安あん置ちされている。

  The Buddha statue is placed on a lotus pedestal.

noun

calyx

Botanical term for the calyx (the sepals of a flower). Cross-referenced with 萼 (がく).

See also: 萼

• 植しょく物ぶつ学がくでは、花はなのうてなを萼がくと呼よぶこともある。

  In botany, the calyx of a flower is sometimes called うてな.