This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ザ、すわ.る
Romaji: za, suwa.ru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  53
Frequency:  588
Grade:  6
Skip Pattern:  3-3-7
Korean Reading:  jwa
Chinese Reading:  zuo4
Unicode:  5ea7
JIS:  3A42

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3116
Nelson Index: 1515
New Nelson Index: 1619
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3q7.2
Four Corner Index: 0021.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 870
Gakken Index: 377
Japanese Names Index: 1245
Daikanwanjiten Index: 9319
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0566
Remembering the kanji Index: 1024
Kanji Flashcards Index: 510
Kodansha Compact Index: 590
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 880
Kanji in Context Index: 175
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1989
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2686
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1033
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1100
Essential Kanji Index: 1089
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3868
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 572
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 900

Words

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seat; place; position; status; gathering; group; stand; pedestal; platform; (historical) trade guild; attaches to the names of theatres, theatrical troupes, and constellations; counter for theatres, deities, Buddhist images, tall mountains, and satokagura songs
座標 (ざひょう)
coordinate; coordinates
座席 (ざせき)
seat
座る (すわる)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
鎮座 (ちんざ)
enshrinement
王座 (おうざ)
throne
講座 (こうざ)
academic teaching unit; lectureship; professorial chair; course (e.g. of lectures)
銀座 (ぎんざ)
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
星座 (せいざ)
constellation; star sign; zodiac sign
即座 (そくざ)
immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu; instant; instantaneous
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