帳ちょう台だい

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Meanings

curtained sleeping platform in shinden-style residences

Historical architectural term for a raised, curtained sleeping area used by high-ranking individuals in Heian-period shinden-zukuri mansions. Not used in modern everyday contexts.

Kanji

帳notebook, account book, album
台pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
代substitute, change, convert

Related words

寝しん殿でん
寝殿 is the main building of a shinden-zukuri residence, while 帳台 is a specific curtained sleeping platform within it.

Word family

御み帳ちょう台だい
curtained sleeping platform in shinden-style residences
帳ちょう台だい構がまえ
ornamental doorway in a shoin-style reception suite

Written forms

帳ちょう台だいUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling for this historical architectural term.
帳ちょう代だい
Alternate kanji spelling; less common than 帳台.

Etymology

Compound of 帳 (curtain) and 台 (platform). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term refers to a curtained platform used as a sleeping area in Heian-period aristocratic architecture.