N1Ichidan verb
座る
すわる
Meaning
- 1.to sit (down)
- 2.to have a seat
- 3.to be seated
Meanings across languages
- English
- to sit (down), to have a seat, to be seated
- Tiếng Việt
- ngồi xuống, có chỗ ngồi, được ngồi
- 日本語
- 座る, 席に座る, 着席する
- 한국어
- 앉다, 자리 잡다, 앉는 것
- 中文
- 坐下, 入座, 被座位
- Bahasa Indonesia
- duduk, menduduki tempat, terseat
- ภาษาไทย
- นั่ง, การนั่ง, นั่งลง
- Español
- sentarse, tener un asiento, estar sentado
- Français
- s'asseoir, prendre un siège, être assis
- Deutsch
- sitzen, sich setzen, sich niederlassen
- Português
- sentar, ter um assento, estar sentado
Kanji used
Example sentences
私はお寺の前に座るのを楽しみました。
I enjoyed sitting in front of the temple.
Related words
正座
せいざ
sitting properly, seiza (formal sitting posture)
N4口座
こうざ
account (e.g. bank)
N1星座
せいざ
constellation
N3王座
おうざ
throne, first place
N1銀座
ぎんざ
Ginza (district in Tokyo), busy shopping district
N1講座
こうざ
course (e.g. of lectures), academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
N1座席
ざせき
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating), seating
N1座長
ざちょう
chairman, leader of a troupe
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