Kokiden - Kokiden

Japanese: 弘徽殿 - こきでん

[1] One of the palace buildings in the Imperial Palace in the Heian period. It was located to the north of Seiryoden and to the west of Reikeiden, and was used as the residence of the Empress, the Empress Consort, and the Consort. The main building was divided into two parts, north and south, by a horse path (medo) , with the east leading to Joneiden by a corridor, and the north leading to Tokaden by a Kirimamichi (bowl of horses). The western eaves were _nine bays long and narrow from north to south, so they were also called Hosodono (thin palaces). They were also written as Koukiden, Koukiden, and Kogiden. Kokiden. ※Sandai Jitsuroku (Chronicles of Three Generations), February 14, 875 (Jōgan 17): "The Emperor temporarily evacuated _to Jinjuden. The Emperor _temporarily evacuated to _Kōkiden ."[2] [Noun] = Nyōgo (Consort of Empress) of Kokiden (1) ※Genji (c. 1001-14), Eawase: "Kokiden was selected and painted as she was rare and beautiful in those days."

Kokiden [Kōkiden]

= Kokiden (Kōkiden) ※Genji (around 1001-14) Maiden "I wish you would come before the people waiting for Kokiden."

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Japanese:

[1] 平安内裏の後宮の殿舎の一つ。清涼殿の北、麗景殿と相対して、その西にあり、皇后、中宮、女御などの居所として使われた。母屋は中央を馬道(めどう)で南北二つに分け、東は渡廊により常寧殿へ、北は切馬道によって登華殿に通じていた。西庇は長さ九間、南北に細く通じているので細殿ともいわれた。洪輝殿、弘輝殿、弘宜殿とも書く。こうきでん。※三代実録‐貞観一七年（875）二月一四日「天皇暫避_二仁寿殿_一。御_二弘徽殿_一」[2] 〘名〙＝こきでんの女御(にょうご)(一)※源氏（1001‐14頃）絵合「こき殿は、その頃世に珍しくをかしきかぎりを、選り書かせ給へれば」