堂どう上じょう

noun

on the roof; court nobles

Rare literary term. Sense 1 is literal 'on the roof'; sense 2 refers to court nobles (historically, those permitted to ascend to the palace floor). Modern usage is very limited.

• 古こ典てんでは「堂どう上じょうに昇のぼる」という表ひょう現げんが見みられる。