Moto 座: Squat; Seat; CushionKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ザ
- Kun'yomi
- すわ(る)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 6
- Words
- 555 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ザ)
- 座ざseat; place
- 銀座ぎんざGinza (shopping district in Tokyo)
- 座長ざちょうchairman
- 講座こうざcourse (e.g. of lectures)
- 口座こうざaccount (e.g. bank)
- 座席ざせきseat
- 王座おうざthrone
- 即座そくざimmediate; right there on the spot
- 座談会ざだんかいsymposium; round-table discussion
- 連座れんざimplication (in a crime); involvement
- 一座いちざthe whole company; the party
- 星座せいざconstellation
- おめでとう御座いますおめでとうございますcongratulations
- ご座いますございますto be; to exist
- 上座じょうざchief seat; seat of honor
- 下座げざcoming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance)
- 中座ちゅうざleaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)
- 前座ぜんざopening performance; opening act
- 即座にそくざにimmediately; right away
- 口座番号こうざばんごうaccount number (bank, etc.)
- 台座だいざpedestal
- 同座どうざsitting together; the same theater (theatre)
- 土下座どげざkneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
- 座右ざゆう(by) one's side; nearby location
- 座員ざいんmember of a theatrical troupe
- 座布団ざぶとんzabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
- 座標ざひょうcoordinate; coordinates
- 座標軸ざひょうじくcoordinate axis
- 座礁ざしょうrunning aground; being stranded
- 座禅ざぜんzazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
- 座視ざしremaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)
- 座頭ざがしらleader of a troupe
- 当座とうざfor the time being; for the present
- 当座預金とうざよきんcurrent account; transactional account
- 御座いますございますto be; to exist
- 正座せいざseiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
- 着座ちゃくざtaking a seat
- 車座くるまざsitting in a circle
- 鎮座ちんざenshrinement
- 高座こうざplatform; stage
- いっかくじゅう座いっかくじゅうざMonoceros (constellation); the Unicorn
- いて座いてざSagittarius (constellation); the Archer
- いるか座いるかざDelphinus (constellation); the Dolphin
- うお座うおざPisces (constellation); the Fish
- うさぎ座うさぎざLepus (constellation); the Hare
- うしかい座うしかいざBoötes (constellation); the Herdsman
- うみへび座うみへびざHydra (constellation); the Sea Serpent
- おうし座おうしざTaurus (constellation); the Bull
- おおいぬ座おおいぬざCanis Major (constellation); the Greater Dog
- おおかみ座おおかみざLupus (constellation); the Wolf
- おおぐま座おおぐまざUrsa Major (constellation)
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 座り込みすわりこみsit-in (i.e. in protest)
- 座りすわりsitting
- 居座りいすわりremaining
- 居座るいすわるto remain; to stay (somewhere)
- 座り込むすわりこむto sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
- 座るすわるto sit; to squat
- うんこ座りうんこずわりsquatting (usu. with elbows on knees)
Other readings
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