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座食 (ざしょく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
living in idleness ; idle living
Refers to a lifestyle of doing nothing productive, often with a negative connotation of laziness or dependence. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to live idly'.
飽あ
き
て
、
仕し
事ごと
を
探さが
し
始はじ
め
た
。
Tired of a life of idleness, he started looking for a job.
Written forms 座ざ 食しょく
Standard kanji form for this word.
坐ざ 食しょく Usage 100%
Variant kanji form using 坐 instead of 座; less common.
Similar words 無む 為い 徒と 食しょく More emphatic and literary, meaning 'idling away one's life without contributing to society'.
遊ゆう 民みん Refers to a person who lives idly, a 'loafer' or 'idler', whereas 座食 focuses on the state or act of idle living.
Etymology Compound of 座 (sitting, being idle) and 食 (eating, livelihood), literally 'sitting and eating', implying a life without work.
