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座

N3

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • squat
  • seat
  • cushion
  • gathering
  • sit

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ザ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • すわ.る
Strokes
10
JLPT Level
N3
Frequency
#447
School Grade
Grade 6
Radical
广#53 · dotted cliff

Components

Common Words

  • 座るすわるGodanto sit (down), to have a seat, to be seated, to kneel (on the floor)
  • 座席ざせきNounseat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating), seating
  • 座禅ざぜんNounzazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
  • 座長ざちょうNounchairman
  • 座敷ざしきNountatami room, tatami mat room, formal Japanese room
  • 座りすわりNounsitting
  • 座談会ざだんかいNounsymposium, round-table discussion
  • 座布団ざぶとんNounzabuton, flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular

Practice in Kanjiru

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