月げっ宮きゅう殿でん

noun

moon palace of Chandra

In Hindu mythology, the celestial palace of the moon god Chandra. A specialized term encountered in religious or mythological contexts.

• ヒンドゥー教きょうの神しん話わでは、月つきの神かみチャンドラは月げっ宮きゅう殿でんに住すむとされる。

  In Hindu mythology, the moon god Chandra is said to dwell in the moon palace.

noun

imperial palace

Poetic or literary term for an imperial palace, often evoking a grand, moonlit residence. Not used in everyday speech.

• 詩しの中なかで、月げっ宮きゅう殿でんは皇こう帝ていの住すまいとして描えがかれている。

  In the poem, the moon palace is depicted as the emperor's residence.

noun

Yoshiwara red-light district

Archaic euphemistic name for the Yoshiwara pleasure quarters in Edo-period Tokyo. No longer in active use.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、吉よし原わらは月げっ宮きゅう殿でんとも呼よばれた。

  In the Edo period, Yoshiwara was also called the moon palace.