also: はなちで
extension of the main room in traditional palatial-style architecture
A rare term referring to an architectural feature in shinden-zukuri (寝殿造) style, where a part of the main building extends outward, often as an open or semi-open space.
See also: 寝殿造り
In shinden-zukuri architecture, the part that projects southward from the main building is sometimes called a hanachide.
Rare architectural term; the reading はなちで is restricted to this spelling.
Alternate spelling with the reading はなちいで; both forms are rare and refer to the same architectural feature.
Compound of 放ち (hanachi, continuative form of 放つ 'to release, let go') + 出 (de, 'coming out'), referring to a part that extends outward. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.