Takaza - Stage

Japanese: 高座 - こうざ

[1] 〘noun〙① A seat where the emperor or the shogun sits when receiving an audience. ※Dairishiki (833) Genshojugunshin Choga- _shiki "The day before, _a seat was set up _in the Taigokuden hall, with _two high seats laid out in _a brocade style." ② A seat for guests of honor, people of high rank, or elderly people. Usually it is a seat close to the tokonoma. Kamiza (upper seat) . Upper seat. ※Zatsudanshu (1305) 9 "Even those without official ranks are seated on the high seats , and the emperor sits there. " ③ A seat set up a step higher for preachers and monks to sit when giving a sermon. Also, the act of giving a sermon from such a seat. Takakura. ※Engishiki (927), 13, "The costumes of the King Saisho's Kyosai Hall in the New Year, (abbreviated) two sets of high seats" ※Makura (10th C.E.), 33, "The people who had just arrived, (abbreviated) sat near the front of the theater, (abbreviated)" ④ A high social position. ※Kontemutsumundi (Shuseyoroku) (1596), 3, "The joy of the open-air theater and the ambiance of the theater, and the enjoyment of the theater " ⑤ A seat on a higher level where a lecturer gives a lecture. Later, this term came to refer to a seat on a higher level where entertainers could perform at a theater, and also generally refers to a theater. ※Sakehon Fuzoku Hachishikidan (1756), 1, "Discussion on the stage and discussion on the street" ⑥ A attendant at a public bath. [2] A district in the central and southern part of Kanagawa Prefecture. The area is sandwiched between the Sagami River (Bairi River) and the Sakai River, and faces Sagami Bay. In the old days, it was called "Takakura", and was also written as Takakura, Takakura, and Takura.

Takakura [stage]

A seat that is one step higher than the surrounding area. A type of high seat such as the Emperor's throne or the seat on either side of a Buddhist statue in a temple where a monk sits during ceremonies.

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Japanese:

[1] 〘名〙① 天皇や将軍が謁見の時などにすわる御座所。※内裏式（833）元正受群臣朝賀式「前一日整_二設御座於太極殿_一、敷_二高座_一以_レ錦」② 主賓や身分の高い人、または、年輩者などがすわる席。通常は床の間に近い席。上座(かみざ)。上席。※雑談集（1305）九「無官なるも高坐(カウサ)に処(しょ)し、御(きみ)の御坐(ござ)て」③ 説教などの時、説教師や僧侶などがすわる一段高くしつらえた席。また、その席で説法をすること。たかくら。※延喜式（927）一三「正月最勝王経斎会堂装束〈略〉高座二具」※枕（１０Ｃ終）三三「はじめゐたる人々も〈略〉かうざのもとちかきはしらもとにすゑつれば」④ 社会的な高い位地。※コンテムツスムンヂ（捨世録）（1596）三「ヲヲクノシンルイ、チインノアルコトヲヨロコビ cǒzauo(カウザヲ) タノシミ」⑤ 講釈師が講釈を行なう一段高い座席。後に寄席で芸人が芸を演ずるために、一段高くした席をいい、また、一般に寄席をもいう。※洒落本・風俗八色談（1756）一「高座(カウザ)の談議に辻談議」⑥ 銭湯の番台。[2] 神奈川県の中南部の郡。相模川（馬入川）と境川にはさまれた地域で、相模湾に面する。古くは「たかくら」といい、高倉・鷹倉・田倉とも書いた。