Word Meaning 座敷遊び

ざしきあそび zashikiasobi

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

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

ざしきあそび

Romaji

zashikiasobi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 40 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 119944 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

お座敷遊び

おざしきあそび

(private) geisha entertainment

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

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)