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肘掛け椅子 (hijikakeisu) Japanese meaning: armchair | Kotomora

肘ひじ掛かけ椅い子す

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Meanings

1

armchair; chair with armrests

Standard word for a chair with armrests.

父ちちは肘ひじ掛かけ椅い子すに座すわって新しん聞ぶんを読よんで

いる

。

My father is sitting in an armchair reading the newspaper.

2

senior staff; veteran employee

Metaphorical use likening a senior employee to a comfortable armchair; somewhat colloquial and not extremely common.

彼かれは会かい社しゃの肘ひじ掛かけ椅い子すで、もう何なん年ねんも重じゅう要ような決けっ定ていに関かかわっている。
He is a senior staff member at the company and has been involved in important decisions for years.

Kanji

肘elbow, arm
掛hang, suspend, depend
椅chair
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
肱ability, talent, elbow

Related words

椅い子す
General word for chair; 肘掛け椅子 specifically has armrests.
ソファ
Sofa or couch, typically larger and for multiple people, unlike an armchair.

Built from

肘ひじ掛かけ+椅い子す

Written forms

肘ひじ掛かけ椅い子す
Standard kanji spelling.
肘ひじ掛かけいす
Acceptable mixed kanji-kana spelling; いす is often written in kana.
肘ひじ掛かけいす
Acceptable mixed kanji-kana spelling with abbreviated okurigana.
肱ひじかけ椅い子す
Rare spelling using 肱 for ひじ.

Etymology

Compound of 肘掛け (armrest) + 椅子 (chair).