部屋子

Reading

Kana: へやご

Romaji: heyago

Definitions

noun

1

young adult still living at home; dependent

See also: 部屋住み

2

female servant working for a lady-in-waiting working in the inner part of a lord's house (Edo period)

See also: 部屋方

3

freeloader living in a samurai's house

4

young kabuki actor in service of a master (Edo period)

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

子

Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね

Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac