妾宅 | Japanese meaning

妾宅【しょうたく】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

house in which a mistress is kept

Forms

妾宅【しょうたく】
しょうたく

Generated definitions (experimental)

house in which a mistress is kept

This term typically refers to a residence where a man keeps a female companion, often outside of marriage. It's a historical concept that may be viewed with a certain social stigma.

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He often went to the house of his mistress.

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Life in a mistress's house was not common.

Generated collocations (experimental)

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Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

めかけ妾をすまわせる住まわせるためのきょたく居宅．.

とうとうおっと良人はいちゅう意中のおんな女をえて得てしょうたく妾宅をもたせ持たせ、そのほうにいりびたり入りびたりかち勝ちになったのでございますで御座います．.きごう（こさかい小酒井ふぎ不木きごう『いんしょう印象きごう』きごう）

Wiktionary

妾宅【しょうたく】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

house in which a mistress is kept

Forms

妾宅【しょうたく】
しょうたく

Generated definitions (experimental)

house in which a mistress is kept

This term typically refers to a residence where a man keeps a female companion, often outside of marriage. It's a historical concept that may be viewed with a certain social stigma.