亭 means “pavilion, restaurant, inn”

てい · tei

Also: mansion, arbor

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

テイ, チン

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 9 strokes

The story

A tall building (the top of 高) on a single post (丁): a garden pavilion. 亭 names places of hospitality: a 料亭 is an exclusive traditional restaurant, 亭主 the master of the house, and rakugo storytellers carry it in stage names like 三遊亭.

Used in 料亭 (ryoutei, traditional high-end restaurant), 亭主 (teishu, master of the house/husband), and 亭主関白 (teishu kanpaku, domineering husband)

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.