Kanji

坐

sit

Kanji

Grade

Grade 9

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

土部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ザ, サ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

すわる, おわす, そぞろに, まします

Example sentences

坐る すわる
彼は椅子に坐って本を読んでいる。

He is sitting on a chair reading a book.

胡坐 あぐら
床に胡坐をかいて座った。

I sat cross-legged on the floor.

結跏趺坐 けっかふざ
彼は静かに結跏趺坐を組み、瞑想を始めた。

He sat quietly in the lotus position and began to meditate.

坐禅 ざぜん
毎朝、寺で坐禅を組んでいる。

Every morning, I practice Zen meditation at a temple.

一行三昧 いちぎょうざんまい
その僧侶は長年、坐禅のみに打ち込む一行三昧の修行を続けた

The monk spent many years in single-minded practice, focused only on Zen meditation.

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