しき
Meanings
Noun
1. tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room
2. dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
Kanji used
to sit
spread out
Pitch accent
しき
Top 11300
Composed of
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
Used in vocabulary (16 in total)
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
(Edo-period) room for confining criminals or lunatics
protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair
inner parlor; inner parlour; salon; living room
protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair
room detached from main house
small tatami room; extension of the main room of a home (in traditional palatial-style architecture); room smaller than four and a half tatami (in tea ceremony)
front room; parlor; parlour; living room
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
tatami-mat room rented out for meetings, meals, etc.; place for assignations; (Edo-period) brothel
dress worn by a geisha to a zashiki party
room arranged for the summer (by removing screens and doors to improve air flow)
tatami-mat room rented out for meetings, meals, etc.; place for assignations; (Edo-period) brothel
(private) geisha entertainment; being entertained by one or more geisha (in a tea house or traditional Japanese restaurant)
elevated podium in Japanese-style house
performance at a drinking party; party trick