竹たけの園その生う

noun

bamboo garden; the imperial family

Literary term. Literally 'bamboo garden', but used as a poetic or elegant reference to the imperial family, especially in classical contexts.

• 竹たけの園その生うは、古ふるくから皇こう室しつを指さす雅が語ごとして使つかわれてきた。

  Také-no-sonou has long been used as an elegant term for the imperial family.