亭てい

noun

arbor; pavilion; bower

Refers to a small, often open-sided structure in a garden or park, used for resting or enjoying the view. Can also be used in names of traditional restaurants or inns.

• 庭にわの隅すみに小ちいさな亭ていがある。

  There is a small arbor in the corner of the garden.

• その料りょう亭ていは「松しょう風ふう亭てい」という名な前まえだ。

  That traditional restaurant is called 'Shōfūtei'.

suffix

suffix for pseudonyms of writers/performers

Only with reading てい

Attached to the end of a pen name or stage name, especially for traditional artists, writers, or rakugo performers. Reading is always てい.

• 落らく語ご家かの「古こ今こん亭てい志しん生しょう」の「亭てい」は、この用よう法ほうだ。

  The 亭 in the rakugo performer 'Kokontei Shinshō' is this usage.

suffix

suffix for restaurant names

Only with reading てい

Commonly used in the names of traditional Japanese restaurants, inns, or tea houses, giving a classical or elegant feel. Reading is always てい.

• 「和わ風ふう亭てい」という名な前まえのレストランに行いった。

  I went to a restaurant called 'Wafūtei'.