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温明殿 (うんめいでん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
pavilion housing the sacred mirror (Heian Palace)
Historical term referring to a specific building within the Heian Palace complex where the sacred mirror (one of the Three Imperial Regalia) was enshrined. Not used in modern contexts.
See also: 神鏡 · 十七殿
Unmeiden was one of the seventeen halls in the inner palace of the Heian Palace, where the sacred mirror was enshrined.
Similar words 神しん 鏡きょう The sacred mirror itself, one of the Three Imperial Regalia. 温明殿 is the building that housed it.
十じゅう 七しち 殿でん The seventeen halls of the Heian Palace inner court. 温明殿 is one of them.
Etymology The name is composed of 温 (warm, gentle), 明 (bright), and 殿 (hall, palace). The exact origin of the name is uncertain; it may reflect auspicious or poetic naming conventions of the Heian period.
