座 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「广」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「广」
- On
- ザざ · za
- Kun
- すわ(る)suwa(ru)
- Meaning
- seat; to sit
Stroke order
Origin
广 "building" over 坐 "to sit"; where people sit inside a hall — hence "seat, to sit."
Readings and examples
| Onザざza | 座席ざせき座談ざだん星座せいざ |
|---|---|
| Kunすわるsuwaru | 座るすわる座り込みすわりこみ Compare: 据わる |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 座席ざせき
seat
- 正座せいざ
sitting formally on the knees
- 即座そくざ
- 座敷ざしき
- 座禅ざぜん
- 磐座いわくら
- 蠍座さそりざ
Example
たたみに正座した。
I sat formally on the tatami.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)