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    3. 座敷

    座敷

    座ざ敷しき

    tatami room

    N2KMT8News #21+1CoreNounCulture & TraditionsHome & HousingKanji Vocab25 strokes

    坐敷

    ざしき

    Noun

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

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    その旅りょ館かんには広ひろい座ざ敷しきがある。

    That inn has a spacious tatami room.

    KMT7Home & HousingTravel & Transportation
    子こ供どもたちは座ざ敷しきで走はしり回まわって遊あそんでいた。

    The children were running around and playing in the tatami room.

    KMT7Home & HousingDaily Life
    伝でん統とう的てきな日に本ほん家か屋おくには、必かならず座ざ敷しきがあります。

    Traditional Japanese houses always have a tatami room.

    KMT8Home & HousingCulture & Traditions
    芸げい妓ぎさんが座ざ敷しきで舞まいを披ひ露ろうし、客きゃくを魅み了りょうした。

    The geisha performed a dance in the tatami room and captivated the guests.

    KMT8Culture & Traditions
    重じゅう要ような客きゃくをもてなすため、料りょう亭ていの座ざ敷しきを予よ約やくした。

    To entertain an important guest, I reserved a tatami room at the traditional Japanese restaurant.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsFood & Dining

    Kanji that make up this word

    座
    すわ.る…(1)
    squat・seat・cushion・gathering・sit
    敷
    し.く・-し.き…(3)
    spread・pave・sit・promulgate
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