部屋住み

Reading

Kana: へやずみ

Romaji: heyazumi

Definition

noun

1

an adult-age eldest son who has yet to come into his inheritance; (a young adult still) living at home; a dependent

Kanji

部

Readings: ブ、 -べ

Meanings: section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine

屋

Readings: オク、 や

Meanings: roof, house, shop, dealer, seller

住

Readings: ジュウ、 ヂュウ、 チュウ、 す.む、 す.まう、 -ず.まい

Meanings: dwell, reside, live, inhabit