座 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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Meaning (Japanese)

  1. すわる
  2. すわる場所

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「广」+音符「坐」。「すわる場所」「座席」を意味する漢語{座}を表す字。もと「坐」が「すわる」を意味する動詞の{坐}と名詞の{座}をともに表す字であったが、後者の際に「广」を加えた。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • Elem.
Kun (native)
  • すわ(る)JHS
Other languages
  • 拼音zuo4
  • 한글jwa
  • Hán-ViệtTọa

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
10 strokes
Radical
廴(えんにょう)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+5EA7

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): enclosure ⿸广坐

Words using this kanji

  • (ザ)すわる場所、定位置。 (ザ)すわること(元はこの意味を表わす文字は坐。常用外となったことから代用に用いる。ただし、戦前から混同あり) (ザ)皆が集まっている場。その雰囲気。seat, place, position, status
  • 座長ざちょう劇団、演芸などの一座の頭。 座談会などの進行を取り仕切る者。chairman, leader of a troupe, proprietor of a theatrical company
  • 座席ざせき座る場所。seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating), seating
  • 座談会ざだんかい数人が集まりある問題について意見や感想を気楽に話し合う会。symposium, round-table discussion
  • 座敷ざしき座る場所。 畳を敷き詰めた部屋。客間。 接客の席。宴席。また、その取り持ち。tatami room, tatami mat room, formal Japanese room, dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
  • 座り込みすわりこみsit-in (protest), sit-down (strike)
  • 座りすわりsitting, stability
  • 座るすわるto sit (down), to have a seat, to be seated, to kneel (on the floor)
  • 座布団ざぶとん椅子や床に座る際に、敷く小さな布団。zabuton
  • 座禅ざぜん坐禅に同じ。zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
  • 座標軸ざひょうじく座標を定めるための基準の直線。coordinate axis
  • 座視ざし傍観しているだけで手を出さないこと。remaining an idle spectator, looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)
  • 座右ざゆう身近。身辺。 手紙の脇付の一つ。相手を直接指すのを憚って用いる語。(by) one's side, place close to one's person, place within arm's reach, used in letters to refer to the recipient indirectly or written beside an addressee's name to show respect
  • 座礁ざしょう船舶が暗礁に乗り上げて動けなくなること。running aground, being stranded, grounding, beaching
  • 座頭ざがしら一座の長。 琵琶法師の座の位(検校、別当、勾当、座頭)で最下位。 剃髪した盲人で、音曲のほか鍼、按摩などを生業としたもの。leader of a troupe
  • 座り込むすわりこむto (enter and) sit down, to plop oneself down, to plant oneself down, to sit down (and refuse to move)
  • 座標ざひょうグラフ上の点の位置。coordinate, coordinates
  • 座員ざいん劇団などの一座に所属する人。member of a theatrical troupe
  • 座技すわりわざAikido seated defence (defense)
  • 座興ざきょう主に宴会の席などでその場を楽しませる遊芸。 その場限りの戯れ。entertainment (at a party), amusement, fun, trick

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Lookup codes

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