座
squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit
Grade Level
Grade 6
Stroke Count
10 strokes
Radical
广部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
ザ
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
すわる
Nanori (Name Reading)
え, おき, くら
Common Readings
ザ, すわ…る
Example Vocabulary
座る
すわる
to sit, to sit down
即座に
そくざに
immediately, right away
座り込む
すわりこむ
to sit down on the spot, to plop down
座
ざ
seat, gathering place, position, theater
土下座
どげざ
prostrating oneself on the ground
玉座
ぎょくざ
throne
正座
せいざ
formal sitting position
座席
ざせき
seat
居座る
いすわる
to stay put, to refuse to leave
座り直す
すわりなおす
to sit back down, to sit up properly, to readjust one's sitting position
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