Word Meaning 座敷犬

ざしきけん zashikiken

座敷犬 is read as ざしきけん (zashikiken) and means dog that is raised indoors.

Meaning

English

  1. dog that is raised indoors

Reading

Kana

ざしきけん

Romaji

zashikiken

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 127536 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

座敷牢

ざしきろう

room for confining criminals or lunatics (Edo period)

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