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西の対 (にしのたい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

西にしの対たい

Meanings

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noun

western side house (in traditional palatial-style architecture)

Refers to the western auxiliary building in a shinden-zukuri (寝殿造) complex, typically connected by corridors to the main hall.

See also: 寝殿造

寝しん殿でん造づくりでは、西にしの対たいは主おもに家か族ぞくの居きょ住じゅう空くう間かんとして使つかわれた。
In shinden-zukuri, the western side house was mainly used as living quarters for the family.

Kanji

西west, Spain
対vis-a-vis, opposite, even

Similar words

寝しん殿でん造づくり
The architectural style to which 西の対 belongs; the main hall (寝殿) is the central building, while 西の対 is the western auxiliary building.

Etymology

Compound of 西 (nishi, 'west') + の (no, possessive particle) + 対 (tai, 'opposite' or 'paired building'). The term is specific to Heian-period aristocratic residential architecture.