Word details
座
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 座.
Dictionary
Entry
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
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
座
squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit
10 strokesFrequency 588JLPT N2Grade 6
On
ザ
Kun
すわ.る
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