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温明殿 (うんめいでん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

温明殿うんめいでん

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Meanings

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noun

pavilion housing the sacred mirror (Heian Palace)

Historical term referring to a specific building within the Heian Palace complex where the sacred mirror (one of the Three Imperial Regalia) was enshrined. Not used in modern contexts.

See also: 神鏡 · 十七殿

温明うんめい殿でんは平へい安あん宮きゅう内だい裏りの十じゅう七しち殿でんの一ひとつで、神しん鏡きょうが安あん置ちされていた

。

Unmeiden was one of the seventeen halls in the inner palace of the Heian Palace, where the sacred mirror was enshrined.

Kanji

温warm
明bright, light
殿Mr., hall, mansion

Similar words

神しん鏡きょう
The sacred mirror itself, one of the Three Imperial Regalia. 温明殿 is the building that housed it.
十じゅう七しち殿でん
The seventeen halls of the Heian Palace inner court. 温明殿 is one of them.

Etymology

The name is composed of 温 (warm, gentle), 明 (bright), and 殿 (hall, palace). The exact origin of the name is uncertain; it may reflect auspicious or poetic naming conventions of the Heian period.