坐

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

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

Esp. 据わる

to hold steady; to hold still

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

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

Historical term

royal family nursemaid (Yamato court)

seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

to remain; to stay (somewhere)

tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room

dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular

Children's language; Common noun; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

sitting down; sitting up

Interjection; Dog command

sit!

Suru verb - special class

to sit; to squat

Suru verb - special class

to be implicated

classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture; desk study

sitting

stability

to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture

to sit cross-legged

Idiomatic expression

to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent

sitting cross-legged

Buddhism

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

remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)

leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)

low table

Su verb - precursor to the modern suru

to sit; to squat

Su verb - precursor to the modern suru

to be implicated

to be

toilet seat

legless chair (used in a room with tatami flooring)

sitting with one's legs out to one side

running aground; being stranded; grounding; beaching