座
座

squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit

10 strokesFrequency 588JLPT N2Grade 6

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ザ

Kun

すわ.る

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Common Words

座る据わるすわる坐るIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #566
1

to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to kneel (on the floor)

Examples
数人の学生がベンチに座り、昼食を食べていた。
Some students were sitting on the bench and having lunch.
2

to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)

3

Esp. 据わる

to hold steady; to hold still

ありがとうございます有難うございます有り難うございます有難う御座いますありがとう御座います有り難う御座いますExpressionPoliteUsually kanaFreq #704
1

thank you

Examples
親切なお手紙をいただきありがとうございます。
I appreciate your kind letter.
ござる御座るUsually kanaArchaicGodan verbFreq #1431
1

Polite; Intransitive verb; Usu. ございます in modern Japanese

to be

2

Honorific; Intransitive verb

to come; to go; to be (somewhere)

3

Honorific; Auxiliary verb; After the ～て form of a verb

to be (doing)

でございますで御座いますPoliteUsually kanaFreq #1631
1

Copula

be; is

Examples
これについては「まことに仰る通りでございます」と答えるしかないのです。
In connection with this I can only reply, "it is just as you say."
座ざFreq #2854
1

Common noun

seat; place

2

Common noun

position; status

Examples
ついに彼女は権力の座を手に入れた。
Finally she attained a position of power.
3

Common noun

gathering; party; company; atmosphere (of a gathering)

4

Common noun

stand; pedestal; platform

5

Historical term; Common noun

trade guild

6

Suffix

attaches to the names of constellations

7

Suffix

attaches to the names of theatres, cinemas and theatrical troupes

Examples
これは昭和座から舞台中継です。
This is a direct broadcast from the Showa theater.
8

Suffix; Counter

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

おはようございますお早うございますお早う御座いますInterjectionPoliteUsually kanaFreq #3181
1

Used at any time of the day in some industries and workplaces

good morning

Examples
皆さん、おはようございます。
Good morning, everyone.
即座にそくざにAdverbFreq #3341
1

immediately; right away; on the spot

Examples
警官は強盗犯を即座に逮捕しました。
The police arrested the burglar on the spot.
でござるで御座るExpressionHonorificPoliteUsually kanaArchaicGodan verbFreq #3388
1

Copula

be; is

座り込むすわりこむ坐り込むIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #4364
1

to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down

Examples
息を切らして座り込んだ。
I was out of breath and sat down.
2

to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)

おめでとうございますおめでとう御座います御目出度う御座いますExpressionPoliteUsually kanaFreq #5393
1

congratulations

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