Guest seat (Irori) - kya-kuza

Japanese: 客座(囲炉裏) - きゃくざ
Guest seat (Irori) - kya-kuza

…The Irori had seats designated for the positioning of family members. Looking from the dirt floor, the back area was the Yokoza, where the head of the household sat. To the right of the Yokoza was the Kakaze, where the wife sat, and across from the Kakaze was the guest seat. The area closest to the dirt floor was called the Kijiri or Geza. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "guest seat (irori)" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…家族の成員の位置づけとして,イロリには座の呼称があり,土間から見て奥の部分が横座で,家の主人が座った。横座に向かって右が嬶座(かかざ)で主婦が座り,嬶座の向いが客座であった。そして土間に近い部分が木尻とか下座(げざ)と呼ばれた。…

※「客座(囲炉裏)」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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