透すき渡わた殿どの

noun

roofed open passageway in traditional palace architecture

A roofed, wall-less corridor connecting the main residence (寝殿) to side buildings in Heian-period shinden-zukuri architecture. Highly specialized historical term.

See also: 寝殿造り

• 寝しん殿でん造づくりでは、透渡すきわた殿どのが寝しん殿でんと対屋たいのやをつないでいた。

  In shinden-zukuri, the sukiwatadono connected the main hall and the side pavilions.