和英／英和辞典 - Japanese⇔English Dictionary

1. 1. [n] young adult still living at home; dependent
2. 2. [n] female servant working for a lady-in-waiting working in the inner part of a lord's house (Edo period)
3. 3. [n] freeloader living in a samurai's house
4. 4. [n] young kabuki actor in service of a master (Edo period)

Kanji in this word

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

  On: ブ (bu)

  Kun: -べ (-be)

  11 strokes · Grade 3 · JLPT N2
• 屋
  roof, house, shop, dealer, seller

  On: オク (oku)

  Kun: や (ya)

  9 strokes · Grade 3 · JLPT N3
• 子
  child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

  On: シ (shi)、 ス (su)、 ツ (tsu)

  Kun: こ (ko)、 -こ (-ko)、 ね (ne)

  3 strokes · Grade 1 · JLPT N4