御み帳ちょう台だい

noun

curtained sleeping platform in shinden-style residences

Historical architectural term; used by high-ranking individuals in Heian-period shinden-zukuri buildings. Related to 帳台.

See also: 寝殿造り · 帳台

• 寝しん殿でん造づくりでは、御み帳ちょう台だいは貴き人じんの寝しん所じょとして使つかわれた。

  In shinden-style architecture, the michōdai was used as a sleeping area for nobles.