Word Meaning お座り

おすわり osuwari

お座り is read as おすわり (osuwari) and means Sit! (to a dog).

Meaning

English

  1. Sit! (to a dog)
  2. sit down
  3. sit up

Reading

Kana

おすわり

Romaji

osuwari

Writing Variants

  • 御座り おすわり osuwari

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Related Words 座る,坐る Rank 121488 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

座り

すわり

sitting

居座り

いすわり

remaining

座入り

ざいり

entering a tea room

体育座り

たいいくずわり

sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)

体操座り

たいそうずわり

sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)

三角座り

さんかくずわり

sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)

座席

ざせき

seat

座談会

ざだんかい

symposium

座る

すわる

to assume (a position)

正座

せいざ

seiza

上座

かみざ

chief seat

座右

ざう

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

Example Sentences

10

Sit there.

Sit down, please.

Sit down, please.

Do you want to sit down?

You may sit here.

Here, please have a seat.

Aren't you please going to sit down?

Take this seat, please.

Please sit as close to the front as possible.

Please relax your sitting position and feel free to stretch your legs.