noun
curtained sleeping platform in shinden-style residences
Historical architectural term for a raised, curtained sleeping area used by high-ranking individuals in Heian-period shinden-zukuri mansions. Not used in modern everyday contexts.
See also: 寝殿
寝殿造りの建物では、帳台は身分の高い人の寝所として使われた。
In shinden-style buildings, the chōdai was used as a sleeping place for people of high rank.
寝殿 is the main building of a shinden-zukuri residence, while 帳台 is a specific curtained sleeping platform within it.
Compound of 帳 (curtain) and 台 (platform). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term refers to a curtained platform used as a sleeping area in Heian-period aristocratic architecture.