旗き亭てい

noun

restaurant; inn

Archaic or highly literary term for a restaurant or inn, especially one with a flag or sign. Not used in modern conversation; encountered mainly in classical literature or historical contexts.

• 古こ典てん文ぶん学がくでは、旅たび人びとが旗き亭ていに立たち寄よる場ば面めんがよく描えがかれる。

  In classical literature, scenes of travelers stopping at a flag-adorned inn are often depicted.