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courtyard

On-Yomi: テイ — Kun-Yomi: にわ

Koohii stories:

1) [saranich] 21-12-2006(220): When the courthouse caved in, trials had to be held in the courtyard.

2) [peacemik] 7-9-2008(89): Back in caveman days, courts were held in caves. When too many people showed up to watch, they spilled out into the courtyard (the yard outside the cave court ) . 庭 (にわ): garden, yard, compound 庭園 (ていえん): garden, park 校庭 (こうてい): schoolyard.

3) [Clint] 10-5-2008(39): A courtyard (as the name suggests) is a yard where court is held. However, due to frequent inclement weather, the courts were moved to a cave. Old habits die hard, however, and the name "court cave" never caught on; people still refer to it as a courtyard.

4) [Floatingweed5] 7-6-2007(36): [Thanks to dingomick] The poor porter samurai, being stretched on the rack by order of the court, is being tortured in an ornate ceremonial courtyard featuring a large echoing cave, so that his screams are amplified as a warning to potential wrongdoers.

5) [killtheclock] 3-2-2009(10): Als die Höhle unter dem Gerichtshof einbrach mußte man stattdessen im Garten recht sprechen.

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