帝てい闕けつ

noun

imperial palace gate; imperial palace

Archaic or literary term referring to the gate of an imperial palace, or by extension the palace itself. Not used in modern everyday Japanese.

• 古ふるい漢かん詩しに「帝てい闕けつ」という言こと葉ばが出でてくる。

  The word 帝闕 appears in old Chinese-style poetry.

• 「帝てい闕けつ」は、かつて宮きゅう中ちゅうの門もんを指さす雅が語ごとして使つかわれた。

  帝闕 was once used as an elegant term for the gate of the imperial court.