Vocabulary

What does 座敷 (ざしき, zashiki) mean?

座敷 (ざしき, zashiki) means tatami-mat room.

Quick facts
Readingざしき
Romajizashiki
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
ざしき
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonzashiki

tatami-mat room

  1. 1noun tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room
  2. 2noun dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

Example sentences

  • This shop has a spacious tatami room.

  • We went up into the tatami room and had a meal.

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