Word Meaning 土下座

どげざ dogeza

土下座 is read as どげざ (dogeza) and means kneeling down on the ground.

Meaning

English

  1. kneeling down on the ground
  2. prostrate oneself

Reading

Kana

どげざ

Romaji

dogeza

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 22347 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

下座

げざ

coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance)

下座

しもざ

lower seat

座下

ざか

Dear (Mr./Mrs.)

下座音楽

げざおんがく

musical accompaniment and sound effects (esp. in kabuki)

下層土

かそうど

subsoil

土産

みやげ

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling

土鍋

どなべ

earthenware pot

土石

どせき

earth and stones

土偶

どぐう

dogū

土煙

つちけむり

cloud of dust

土地流動化

とちりゅうどうか

incentives to promote land transactions

土取場

どとりば

borrowing pit (in flood prevention)

Example Sentences

1

On your knees!