居候

いそうろう

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger

Kanji

• 居 reside. Read as い.
• 候 weather. Read as そうろう.

Example sentences

• 彼はいつもどこかの家に居候しているようだ。
  He always seems to be living rent-free in somebody's house.

Common phrases

• 家に居候する

Words containing 居候

• 居候生活 (いそうろうせいかつ) living in another person's house without paying for food and lodging
• 居候三杯目にはそっと出し (いそうろうさんばいめにはそっとだし) the non-paying lodger asks for a third helping of rice with much hesitation

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