座 – squat, seat, cushion

10 strokesTaught in grade 6#588 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 座 means squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ザ (za); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is すわ.る (suwaru). It is written with 10 strokes, under radical 广 (no. 53).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ザ	za
Kun’yomi	すわ.る	suwaru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 广 (Kangxi radical 53). Components: ｜・土・人・广.

Words using 座

座るすわるto sit (down)座席ざせきseat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating)座敷ざしきtatami room座布団ざぶとんzabuton星座せいざconstellation座談会ざだんかいsymposium即座にそくざにimmediately座標ざひょうcoordinate

Example sentences

数人の学生がベンチに座り、昼食を食べていた。

Some students were sitting on the bench and having lunch.

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鞄を座席の下に置いてください。

Stick the bag down under the seat.

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この座布団を干して下さい。

Please air the zabuton.

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Kanji with the same radical

度府広店廃康庁庭庫底序床庶廊庇

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