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座 ざ

  1. place; seat
  2. position; status
  3. atmosphere (of a gathering); company; gathering; party
  4. pedestal; platform; stand
  5. trade guild
  6. attaches to the names of constellations
  7. attaches to the names of theatres, cinemas and theatrical troupes
  8. counter for theatres, deities, Buddhist images, tall mountains, and satokagura songs

座る すわる N5

  1. to be seated; to have a seat; to kneel (on the floor); to sit (down)
  2. to assume (a position); to occupy (a post); to take on (a duty)

座席 ざせき N3

  1. seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating

座布団 ざぶとん N2

  1. flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular; zabuton

座敷 ざしき N2

  1. formal Japanese room; tatami mat room; tatami room
  2. dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

座談会 ざだんかい N1

  1. round-table discussion; symposium

座り すわり

  1. sitting
  2. stability

座り込み すわりこみ

  1. sit-down (strike); sit-in (protest)

座禅 ざぜん

  1. zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)

座長 ざちょう

  1. chairman
  2. leader of a troupe; proprietor of a theatrical company
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