Word Meaning 部屋住み

へやずみ heyazumi

部屋住み is read as へやずみ (heyazumi) and means an adult-age eldest son who has yet to come into his inheritance.

Meaning

English

  1. an adult-age eldest son who has yet to come into his inheritance
  2. (a young adult still) living at home
  3. a dependent

Reading

Kana

へやずみ

Romaji

heyazumi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 80710 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

部屋

へや

stable

部屋方

へやがた

female servant hired at a lady-in-waiting's own expense

部屋代

へやだい

room rent

部屋子

へやご

female servant working for a lady-in-waiting working in the inner part of a lord's house (Edo period)

部屋持ち

へやもち

Edo-period prostitute successful enough to have her own room in an establishment

部屋持ちの親方

へやもちのおやかた

coach who owns his own stable

部屋付きの親方

へやつきのおやかた

coach associated with another coach's stable

部屋食

へやしょく

meal (esp. dinner) served in one's room (at a ryokan)

部屋ばき

へやばき

(house) slippers

部屋着

へやぎ

loungewear

部屋頭

へやがしら

highest ranked wrestler in a stable

部屋割

へやわり

room allocation