坐

daily life; daily routine; while awake or asleep; at all times; day in, day out; constantly; the four cardinal behaviors: walking, standing, sitting and lying

(commander, visiting dignitary) going on board (warship, plane)

at all times; day in, day out; constantly; always

kneeling with the balls of the feet on the floor and sitting on one's heels

lotus position (meditation and yoga posture); padmasana; sitting with legs crossed and feet placed on opposing thighs

lotus seat (under Buddhist statue); lotus base; lotus pedestal

Formal or literary term

sitting and lying down

Formal or literary term

daily life

single-seated plane; single-seater

three people sitting in a triangle

Anatomy

nucleus accumbens (part of the forebrain)

Formal or literary term

sitting alone

sedentary work

座繰り／坐繰り／座繰／坐繰 only

reeling by hand (esp. silk); hand filature

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Esp. 座ぐり

counter sinking (making conical depression so screw-heads don't protrude above surface); spot facing (machining a flat space for bolt head, etc.); spotfacing

Esp. 座刳り

hollowing out (e.g. wooden chair seat, scallop pattern on roof, etc.)

half lotus position (meditation posture); sitting with one foot placed on the opposite thigh

living in idleness

sitting silently

Buddhism

shikantaza; meditation practice where one stays intensely focused without focusing on any particular object

sitting in the open air

sitz bath

Buddhism

round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

sitting up straight

Buddhism

nocturnal seated Zen meditation (esp. around 8pm)

sitting at night

(formal) ways of sitting

single-seated

sitting cross-legged; sitting in the lotus position