座

Reading

Kana: ざ

Romaji: za

Definitions

noun

n-suf

1

seat; place; position

2

status

3

gathering; group

4

stand; pedestal; platform

5

(historical) trade guild

suf

6

attaches to the names of theatres, theatrical troupes, and constellations

suf

ctr

7

counter for theatres, deities, Buddhist images, tall mountains, and satokagura songs

See also: 里神楽

Kanji

座

Readings: ザ、 すわ.る

Meanings: squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit

Example Sentences

座(すわ)りなよ。

➥Take the weight off your feet.

座(すわ)りませんか。

➥Won't you take a chair?

お座(すわ)り下(くだ)さい。

➥Please be seated.

座席(ざせき)へ戻(もど)ろう。

➥Let's go back to our places.

座(すわ)って下(くだ)さい。

➥Sit down, please.

座(すわ)るいすがない。

➥There's no chair to sit upon.