ざ
座
しき
敷

noun

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

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ざ
座
しき
敷
 座敷 ざしき ✔
ざ
坐
しき
敷
 坐敷 ざしき

Contained Kanji Breakdown

squat, seat, cushion
ザ　すわ.る (6th, N3)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
sit
すわ.る　ザ　おわす (Kentei Pre-1)
two people
ショウ　ジュウ　ジュ (Kentei 1)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
spread, pave, sit
しき　し.く　フ (7th, N1)
to state to, to announce
フ　し.く　しき
for the first time, not until
ホ　フ　はじ.めて (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
direction, person, alternative
ホウ　かた　なた (2nd, N4)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン　マン　よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)