North side

Japanese: 北面 - ほくめん

〘noun〙① Facing north. Also, the north side. Facing north. North side. Kitaomote. *Shoku Nihongi - The First Year of Tenpyo Shoho (749), April Kogo: "In front of the hall with the _two Vairocana Buddha statues, _one _{statue facing} the north side." [Mencius - Wan Zhang, Part 1] ② (In China, vassals and disciples faced north to face the emperor or teacher.) The manner of seating for a vassal or disciple. Also, to submit as a vassal or to study under as a disciple. *Shin Gishiki (c. 963), 4: "When the Grand Minister _{was promoted to} _the position of Prime Minister, _{he took} the _west step. He presented the _robe to the _throne and said, "The North _Side is the throne." [Shiji - Records of the Grand Historian - Chronicles of Emperor Gaozu] ③ The northern samurai quarters, located north of the retired emperor's palace. ※Chuu-u-ki - May 6, 1118 (Gan'ei 1) "Now, _I have sent _samurai , police officers and servants to the _riverbank , but _{_{it is}} prohibited. The _betto magistrate has now sent the men of the North _Guard , including _over a thousand men, _{to the riverbank} ." ④ Abbreviation of "Hokumen (northern guard) samurai." ※Konjaku (around 1120) 16 "When I went peacefully to where the North Guard was staying" ⑤ A lower-ranking monk who was stationed at the temples of Kofuku-ji and other temples for security purposes. ※Daijo-in Temple and Shrine Miscellaneous Record - September 10, 1481 (Bunmei 13) "The North Guard priests of the various temples are also _included in this volume." ⑥ A lower-ranking prostitute. ※Ukiyo-zoshi - Keisei Shisou Daijin (1703) 2 "A prostitute from the North Guard, called Takenojo, set her master's tea kettle on fire with the guards' fire."

Kita-omote [north side]

〘noun〙① The direction of the north. Facing north. Or the place. Kitauke. Kinamuki. ※Utsubo (c. 970-999) Fukiage no Kami "The front that came from the palace, by the big mountain." ※Haiku poem, Zoku Sarumino (1698) Spring "A cloudy day, the north side of the wildflowers (saru)." ② A room on the north side of the palace or a shinden-style house. Located at the back, it is an inner room for ladies-in-waiting and others. ※Ochikubo (late 10th century) 3 "When the lord ordered, 'Those in attendance to go north,' everyone went." ③ A barracks for the warriors who guarded the imperial palace. Hokumen. Also, the warriors who were stationed there. Warriors of the north side (hokumen) . ※Imakagami (1170) 3: "When the Emperor Toba passed away, the lower-class ladies who served him came to see him." ※Gukansho (1220) 4: "The lower-class ladies who came to see him were Tameyoshi, Kiyomori, and other warriors." 4. (Because wives rarely appeared in public and were mostly in the secluded northern room) This refers to someone else's wife. Okugata (wife) . Kita no Kata (lady of the north) . [Chinbukuro (around 1264-88)]

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 北に面すること。また、北の面。北向き。北側。きたおもて。※続日本紀‐天平勝宝元年（749）四月甲午「御_二盧舎那仏像前殿_一、北面対_レ像」〔孟子‐万章・上〕② (中国で、臣下・弟子は北に面して天子・師に対面したところから) 臣下または弟子の着座の作法。また、臣下として服従し、あるいは弟子として師事すること。※新儀式（963頃）四「太政大臣昇_レ自_二西階_一。進受_レ醴面_レ柄。進_二御座前_一、北面祝曰」〔史記‐高祖本紀〕③ 上皇の御所の北方にある、北面の武士の詰所。※中右記‐元永元年（1118）五月六日「於_レ今者遣_二武士・検非違使并下人等於河原_一、可_レ被_レ禁歟、別当奉行、只今候_二北面_一人々郎等及千余人、皆遣_二河原_一了」④ 「ほくめん（北面）の侍」の略。※今昔（1120頃か）一六「北面の居たる方に和ら行て臨けば」⑤ 興福寺などの諸院家に警備などのために置かれた下級の僧。※大乗院寺社雑事記‐文明一三年（1481）九月一〇日「諸院家等之北面法師与同篇に被_レ存歟」⑥ 遊女の下等なもの。※浮世草子・傾城仕送大臣（1703）二「竹の丞と云し北面の女郎、親方の茶釜を衛士の焼火とくゆらせ」

きた‐おもて【北面】

〘名〙① 北の方角。北に向いていること。または、その場所。きたうけ。きなむき。※宇津保（970‐999頃）吹上上「宮よりきたおもて、大きなる山のほとり」※俳諧・続猿蓑（1698）春「くもる日や野中の花の北面〈猿〉」② 宮中や寝殿造りの家などで、北側のへや。奥の方にあり、女房などのいる内輪のへや。※落窪（１０Ｃ後）三「『御前なる人北おもてへ』との給へば、皆往ぬ」③ 院の御所を警固する武士の詰所。ほくめん。また、そこに詰める武士。北面(ほくめん)の武士。※今鏡（1170）三「鳥羽の院うせさせ給し時は、きたをもてにさぶらひとさぶらふ下臈どもかきたてて」※愚管抄（1220）四「さてきたをもてには、武士為義、清盛など」④ (妻はあまり表に出ないで、多く奥まった北の部屋にいたところから) 他人の妻のこと。奥方(おくがた)。北の方(かた)。〔塵袋（1264‐88頃）〕

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