Word Meaning 部屋方

へやがた heyagata

部屋方 is read as へやがた (heyagata) and means female servant hired at a lady-in-waiting's own expense.

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

へやがた

Romaji

heyagata

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 66452 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

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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

へや

stable

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

部屋住み

へやずみ

an adult-age eldest son who has yet to come into his inheritance

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