Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 部屋子(へやご) in Japanese

部屋子
Kana Reading
へやご
Romaji
heyago
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    young adult still living at home; dependent
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    female servant working for a lady-in-waiting working in the inner part of a lord's house (Edo period)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    freeloader living in a samurai's house
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    young kabuki actor in service of a master (Edo period)


Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

9 strokes

roof, house, shop, dealer, seller

On'Yomi: オク

Kun'Yomi: や

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JLPT 5

3 strokes

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

On'Yomi: シ, ス, ツ

Kun'Yomi: こ, -こ, ね

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JLPT 3

11 strokes

section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine

On'Yomi: ブ

Kun'Yomi: -べ

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