居候

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
そうろう
Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

()(そうろう) (isōrō) 

  1. a person who lives in someone else's house and is supported by them
    田中家(たなかけ)居候(いそうろう)
    Tanaka-ke no isōrō
    a dependent of the Tanakas

Verb

()(そうろう)する (isōrō suru) suru (stem ()(そうろう) (isōrō shi), past ()(そうろう)した (isōrō shita))

  1. to live rent-free

Conjugation

  • 居候先(いそうろうさき) (isōrōsaki): freeloader

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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