Word Meaning 座敷

ざしき zashiki

座敷 is read as ざしき (zashiki) and means dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends).

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

ざしき

Romaji

zashiki

Writing Variants

坐敷ざしき zashiki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 6162 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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座敷着

ざしきぎ

dress worn by a geisha to a zashiki party

座敷芸

ざしきげい

performance at a drinking party

座敷遊び

ざしきあそび

(private) geisha entertainment

座敷童

ざしきわらし

protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair

座敷犬

ざしきけん

dog that is raised indoors

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)

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)

お座敷

おざしき

dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko

貸座敷

かしざしき

(Edo-period) brothel

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