curtained sleeping platform in shinden-style residences
Historical architectural term; used by high-ranking individuals in Heian-period shinden-zukuri buildings. Related to 帳台.
In shinden-style architecture, the michōdai was used as a sleeping area for nobles.
Compound of 御 (honorific prefix) + 帳台 (curtained platform). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is associated with Heian-period aristocratic architecture.