西にしの対たい

noun

western side house (in traditional palatial-style architecture)

Refers to the western auxiliary building in a shinden-zukuri (寝殿造) complex, typically connected by corridors to the main hall.

See also: 寝殿造り

• 寝しん殿でん造づくりでは、西にしの対たいは主おもに家か族ぞくの居きょ住じゅう空くう間かんとして使つかわれた。

  In shinden-zukuri, the western side house was mainly used as living quarters for the family.