寝殿

しんでん

Meanings

1. Noun main building in a Heian palace See also: 寝殿造 (しんでんづくり).
2. main residence of an emperor

Kanji

• 寝 sleep. Read as シン.
• 殿 lord. Read as デン.

Words containing 寝殿

• 寝殿造 (しんでんづくり) manner of Heian-era palatial architecture

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