座禅 (ざぜん)zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)

zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

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Kanji in 座禅

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
禅ぜんdhyana (profound meditation)
禅寺ぜんでらZen temple
友禅染めゆうぜんぞめtype of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process
禅僧ぜんそうZen priest
禅問答ぜんもんどうZen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
禅宗ぜんしゅうZen (Buddhism)
禅譲ぜんじょうabdication (of a Chinese emperor) in favor of a virtuous successor (as opposed to an heir)
五門禅ごもんぜんfive approaches to meditation; five objects of meditation

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