What does kanji 座 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 座 is squat.

How is kanji 座 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 座 are すわ.る; the onyomi readings are ザ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 座?

Kanji 座 is taught in Jōyō Grade 6.

What is the main radical of kanji 座?

The main radical for kanji 座 is 广.

What words use kanji 座?

Example words that use kanji 座 include 座席, 座談会, 座敷, 座る.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 5

座

Meaning

Kanji 座

squat

squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: すわ.る
Onyomi 音読み: ザ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 6
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: #588
Strokes: 10
Radical: 广
Components: ｜ • 人 • 土 • 广
Kanji Kentei: Level 5
Similar Kanji: 挫 • 莝 • 剉 • 脞 • 坐 • 痤 • 矬

Related vocabulary

36 common entries

Showing 36 of 476 entries that include this kanji.

座席

ざせき

seat

座談会

ざだんかい

symposium

座敷

ざしき

dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

座る

すわる

to assume (a position)

座布団

ざぶとん

zabuton

座禅

ざぜん

zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)

座右

ざゆう

used in letters to refer to the recipient indirectly or written beside an addressee's name to show respect

座

ざ

attaches to the names of constellations

座長

ざちょう

chairman

座り込み

すわりこみ

sit-in (protest)

座り

すわり

sitting

座標軸

ざひょうじく

coordinate axis

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

どうぞここに座ってください。

Please sit here.

窓側の座を予約した。

I reserved a window seat.

その座布団は少し硬い。

That cushion is a little hard.

村の広場で歌の座が開かれた。

A singing gathering was held in the village square.

今夜はオリオン座がよく見える。

Orion is clearly visible tonight.