なか
仲
い
居

noun

  1. waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant), hostess.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
なか
仲
い
居
 仲居 なかい
なか
中
い
居
 中居 なかい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

go-between, relationship
なか　チュウ　ちゅん (4th, N2)
human radical (no. 9)
in, inside, middle
なか　チュウ　うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
reside, to be, exist
い.る　キョ　お.る (5th, N3)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
old
コ　ふる.い　ふゆ (2nd, N4)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)