noun

  1. geisha house, establishment with geisha on its books for whom it acts as an agency.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
置屋 おきや
 
置き屋 おきや

Contained Kanji Breakdown

placement, put, set
お.く チ おき (4th, N3)
net radical variant (no. 122)
モウ ボウ あみがしら
straightaway, honesty, frankness
なお.す なお チョク (2nd, N3)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
fishhook radical(乙) variant
roof, house, shop
や オク た (3rd, N4)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
climax, arrive, proceed
シ いた.る のぶ (6th, N1)
the fore-arm(厷) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)