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    3. 部屋住み

    部屋住み

    部へ屋や住ずみ​

    an adult-age eldest son who has yet to come into his inheritance

    NTNounFamily & RelationshipsHome & HousingKanji Vocab29 strokes

    へやずみ

    Noun

    1.
    an adult-age eldest son who has yet to come into his inheritance, (a young adult still) living at home, a dependent

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    Characters that make up this word

    部
    -べ…(5)
    section・bureau・dept・class・copy…(3)
    Kanji
    屋
    や…(2)
    roof・house・shop・dealer・seller
    Kanji
    住
    す.む・す.まう・-ず.まい…(6)
    dwell・reside・live・inhabit
    Kanji
    み
    mi
    Kana
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