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坐

sit
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingザ、サ
Kun readingすわ.る、おわす、そぞろに、まします
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. sit
    彼は家族に囲まれて坐っていた。He sat surrounded by his family.tatoeba
    たばこをお吸いの方は後部座席にお坐り下さい。Smokers are asked to occupy the rear seats.tatoeba
  2. sitting in meditationRtK

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Compound words

胡坐あぐら
sitting cross-legged
円坐えんざ
round straw mat
危坐きざ
sitting up straight
坐礁ざしょう
running aground
坐乗ざじょう
(commander, visiting dignitary) going on board (warship, plane)
坐禅ざぜん
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
鼎坐ていざ
three people sitting in a triangle
擱坐かくざ
running aground
趺坐あぐら
sitting cross-legged
跪坐きざ
kneeling with the balls of the feet on the floor and sitting on one's heels
居坐るいすわる
to remain
坐蒲団ざぶとん
zabuton
結跏趺坐けっかふざ
lotus position (meditation and yoga posture)
坐りこむすわりこむ
to (enter and) sit down
坐り込むすわりこむ
to (enter and) sit down
半跏趺坐はんかふざ
half lotus position (meditation posture)
祗管打坐しかんたざ
shikantaza
胡坐をかくあぐらをかく
to sit cross-legged
胡坐を掻くあぐらをかく
to sit cross-legged
胡坐を搔くあぐらをかく
to sit cross-legged

Additional Examples

俺は葵の指さした場所に胡坐をかく。
I sit down crosslegged where Aoi points.tatoeba

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 坐

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