座敷牢

Reading

Kana: ざしきろう

Romaji: zashikirou

Definition

noun

1

(Edo-period) room for confining criminals or lunatics

Kanji

座

Readings: ザ、 すわ.る

Meanings: squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit

敷

Readings: フ、 し.く、 -し.き

Meanings: spread, pave, sit, promulgate

牢

Readings: ロウ、 かた.い、 ひとや

Meanings: prison, jail, hardness