七、“朝堂院”的形成上面指出了“家”与“官”在构造上的相似性。那么作为官的集合体的“官制”的情形如何呢?其实,当我们考察了“朝堂院”的形成过程之后,就可以肯定,律令官制本身也具有相同的特征。朝堂院是扩充王宫(内里)南庭,并配置了太政官和八省的“朝堂”(官厅)的设施,在敞阔的庭(广场)的北边 VII. Formation of Chaotangyuan The structural similarities between “house ” and “official ” are pointed out above. In fact, after examining the process of forming the court of Chaodang, we can affirm that the statutory system itself has the same characteristics. Chaotangyuan is an extension of the South Palace of the Royal Palace (Neri) and is equipped with “Chaotang” (Guanting) facilities of the Taizhengguan and the eight provinces. It is open to the north of the Grand Court (Square)