居候 (いそうろう) — lodger who pays nothing for room and board
居候 is read いそうろう and listed as a noun. Meaning: lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger.
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Related words
Other words in the dictionary that share a kanji with 居候.
- 鳥居 とりい torii (Shinto shrine archway)
- 居住 きょじゅう residence
- 隠居 いんきょ retirement (from work)
- 居間 いま living room (Western style)
- 皇居 こうきょ Imperial Palace (of Japan)
- 雑居 ざっきょ living together
- 芝居 しばい play
- 紙芝居 かみしばい kamishibai
- 芝居小屋 しばいごや playhouse
- 敷居 しきい threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
- 気候 きこう climate
- 候補 こうほ candidate