Word Meaning 座敷牢

ざしきろう zashikirou

座敷牢 is read as ざしきろう (zashikirou) and means room for confining criminals or lunatics (Edo period).

Meaning

English

room for confining criminals or lunatics (Edo period)

Reading

Kana

ざしきろう

Romaji

zashikirou

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 32 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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座敷

ざしき

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

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