座ざ敷しき

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

tatami room; formal Japanese room

A traditional Japanese room with tatami mats, often used for receiving guests or formal occasions.

dinner party in a tatami room

Especially a party where a geisha or maiko entertains; often used in the context of traditional entertainment districts.

座ざ敷しきに上あがるto step up into the tatami room
靴くつを脱ぬいで座ざ敷しきに上あがった。
I took off my shoes and stepped up into the tatami room.
座ざ敷しきに呼よばれるto be invited to entertain at a geisha party
彼かの女じょは今こん夜やも座ざ敷しきに呼よばれている。
She's been called to entertain at a tatami-room party again tonight.
座ざ敷しきを予よ約やくするto reserve a tatami room (at a restaurant or inn)
宴えん会かいのために座ざ敷しきを予よ約やくした。
We reserved a tatami room for the banquet.
座ざ敷しきに案あん内ないされるto be shown/led into the tatami room
店てん員いんに座ざ敷しきに案あん内ないされた。
The staff showed us to a tatami room.

和わ室しつN5sense 1
和室 is the general word for any Japanese-style room, while 座敷 specifically means a tatami room used for receiving guests or formal occasions.
客きゃく間まN2sense 1
客間 is any room set aside for guests regardless of flooring, while 座敷 is specifically a tatami-matted room used the same way.

洋よう室しつN1sense 1
洋室 is a Western-style room with flooring and furniture, the opposite of a 座敷's tatami and traditional layout.

座ざ席せきN3sense 1
座席 (a seat, as in a theater or vehicle) shares the kanji 座 with 座敷 but refers to a single seat, not a whole tatami room.
屋や敷しきN1
座敷 (a tatami-floored room) is often confused with 屋敷 (a mansion/estate) because both end in 敷 and sound similar.

お座ざ敷しき
tatami room (polite) · geisha party; dinner with geisha entertainment
座ざ敷しき牢ろう
room for confining criminals or the mentally ill (Edo period)
夏なつ座ざ敷しき
summer room; room opened up for summer
奥おく座ざ敷しき
inner parlor; back room; salon
小こ座ざ敷しき
small tatami room · extension of the main room; alcove-like space · small tea room; room under 4.5 tatami mats

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座ざ敷しき犬いぬ
indoor dog; house dog
座ざ敷しき着ぎ
geisha's zashiki party dress
座ざ敷しき芸げい
party trick; performance at a drinking party
揚あがり座ざ敷しき
section of Kodenmachō Prison for high-ranking prisoners awaiting trial
表おもて座ざ敷しき
front room; parlor; living room
貸かし座ざ敷しき
rented tatami room · assignation house; brothel

Compound of 座 (za, 'sitting') and 敷 (shiki, 'spreading'), referring to a room with tatami mats spread for sitting.