平ひら土ど間ま

noun

orchestra seats; pit; parquet

Refers to the flat-floor seating area directly in front of the stage in traditional Japanese theaters such as kabuki. The term is specific to theater architecture and may not be widely known outside that context.

• 歌か舞ぶ伎きの平ひら土ど間まは舞ぶ台たいに近ちかく、迫はく力りょくがある。

  The orchestra seats in kabuki are close to the stage and very powerful.

• 平ひら土ど間まの席せきは早はやく売うり切きれることが多おおい。

  Tickets for the pit often sell out quickly.