ばったん床しょう几ぎ

noun

folding bench at the front of traditional townhouses

A rare architectural term referring to a fold-down bench built into the front lattice of a traditional townhouse (町家). Also written ばったり床几.

See also: ばったり床几 · 町家 (まちや)

• 京きょう都との町まち家やには、ばったん床しょう几ぎが残のこっているところもある。

  In some Kyoto townhouses, a folding bench (ばったん床几) still remains.