court

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 廷 has 7 strokes and the on-reading てい. It appears in 法廷 (ほうてい) and 宮廷 (きゅうてい), which identify different settings.
• Basic usage: 法廷 means a courtroom or court of law; 宮廷 means a royal court.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Two meanings of court
  • In 法廷で見たことを正直に話した, a witness speaks in court about what they saw. 法廷 is also the space where the example describes 裁判官の声, a judge's voice, echoing.
  • 王の宮廷 means a king's court. 宮廷で開かれる舞踏会 refers to a ball held there.