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寝殿造り (しんでんづくり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

寝しん殿でん造づくり

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Meanings

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noun

shinden-zukuri style; Heian-era palatial architecture

historical term

Refers to the architectural style of aristocratic residences in the Heian period, characterized by a main hall (shinden) and connecting corridors.

平びょう等どう院いんは寝しん殿でん造づくりの影えい響きょうを受うけた建けん築ちく様よう式しきで知しられている。
Byōdō-in is known for its architectural style influenced by shinden-zukuri.

寝しん殿でん造づくりでは、母屋おもやと対屋たいのやが渡わたり廊ろう下かで結むすばれていた。

In shinden-zukuri, the main hall and side halls were connected by covered corridors.

Written forms

寝しん殿でん造づくり
Standard kanji spelling for this architectural term.
寝しん殿でん造づくり
Variant without okurigana; also commonly used.

Kanji

寝lie down, sleep, rest
殿Mr., hall, mansion
造create, make, structure

Similar words

書しょ院いん造づくり
Shoin-zukuri is a later architectural style from the Muromachi period, featuring tatami flooring and built-in desks, unlike the open-plan shinden-zukuri.

Etymology

Compound of 寝殿 (shinden, 'sleeping hall' or 'main hall') and 造り (zukuri, 'construction' or 'style'). The term describes the architectural style centered around the shinden, the main building of Heian-period aristocratic residences.