Word Meaning 粧し屋

めかしや mekashiya

粧し屋 is read as めかしや (mekashiya) and means fashionable person.

Meaning

English

  1. fashionable person
  2. dandy
  3. flashy dresser
  4. fop

Reading

Kana

めかしや

Romaji

mekashiya

Writing Variants

  • めかし屋 めかしや mekashiya

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 127576 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

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けしょうべや

lavatory

紺屋

こうや

dyer

芝居小屋

しばいごや

playhouse

納屋

なや

shed

風呂屋

ふろや

bathhouse proprietor

廃屋

はいおく

dilapidated house

株屋

かぶや

stockbroker

陣屋

じんや

encampment

卸問屋

おろしどんや

wholesaler

締まり屋

しまりや

thrifty person

庄屋

しょうや

village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)

駄菓子屋

だがしや

small-time candy store