座敷・坐敷|ざしきzashiki[3]odaka (tail-high)

1. nountatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room
2. noundinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

• Synonymお座敷おざしきNeutralPolite variant of 「座敷」. Covers tatami rooms such as the Japanese-style seating at restaurants, and also banquets with geisha, as in 「お座敷がかかる」.
• Related客室きゃくしつNeutralMeans hotel guest rooms and ship or plane cabins, and can also mean a room for receiving guests. 「座敷」 is a tatami Japanese room, or a banquet held in one.
• Related応接間おうせつまNeutralA room in the home for receiving guests, not limited to Western-style interiors. 「座敷」 is a tatami Japanese room and can also mean a banquet held there.
• Related応接室おうせつしつNeutralA room for receiving guests, used in homes, offices and schools, with no restriction on interior style. 「座敷」 specifically suggests a Japanese tatami room.
• RelatedレセプションルームNeutralA loanword for a reception room, as in hotels. 「座敷」 is a Japanese tatami room.
• Antonym土間どまNeutralThe structural opposite of 「座敷」: an indoor area with no raised floor, opening directly onto the ground, whether dirt, concrete or another surface.

Use 「座敷」 for a tatami Japanese room, like izakaya Japanese-style seating, or a banquet held there. 「お座敷」 is the polite form, also used for banquets with geisha; 「応接間」 is a room for receiving guests; 「客室」 is a hotel guest room. The opposite is 「土間」.

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1. 座すわる場所ばしょ。
2. 畳たたみを敷き詰しきつめた部屋へや。客間きゃくま。
3. 接客せっきゃくの席せき。宴席えんせき。また、その取り持とりもち。
4. 芸人げいにんや芸者げいしゃが客きゃくの席せきに招まねかれること。