Keyword
to sit
- squat
- seat
- cushion
- gathering
- sit
- Frequency
- #588
- Strokes
- 10
- Grade
- 6
- JLPT (old)
- N2
- Heisig
- 1100
Readings
ザ86%
すわ14%
Mnemonic
Everyone in the house on a cliff gathers, sitting around an earth pillar, and the host says it is time to sit.
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Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
座
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; company; atmosphere (of a gathering); stand; pedestal; …
Noun
座る
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to kneel (on the floor); to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
Godan verb
一座
the whole company; the party; all those present; everyone in attendance; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; party; troupe; …
Noun
座敷
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
Noun