Word Meaning お座敷遊び

おざしきあそび ozashikiasobi

お座敷遊び is read as おざしきあそび (ozashikiasobi) and means (private) geisha entertainment.

Meaning

English

  1. (private) geisha entertainment
  2. being entertained by one or more geisha (in a tea house or traditional Japanese restaurant)

Reading

Kana

おざしきあそび

Romaji

ozashikiasobi

Writing Variants

  • 御座敷遊び おざしきあそび ozashikiasobi

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 43 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 120142 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

座敷遊び

ざしきあそび

(private) geisha entertainment

お座敷

おざしき

dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko

お座敷がかかる

おざしきがかかる

to be invited (often to perform for an audience)

座敷

ざしき

dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

上がり座敷

あがりざしき

elevated podium in Japanese-style house

表座敷

おもてざしき

front room

小座敷

こざしき

extension of the main room of a home (in traditional palatial-style architecture)

座敷着

ざしきぎ

dress worn by a geisha to a zashiki party

離座敷

はなれざしき

room detached from main house

夏座敷

なつざしき

room arranged for the summer (by removing screens and doors to improve air flow)

座敷芸

ざしきげい

performance at a drinking party

貸座敷

かしざしき

(Edo-period) brothel