Word Meaning 姿勢

しせい shisei

姿勢 is read as しせい (shisei) and means attitude.

Meaning

English

  1. attitude
  2. approach
  3. stance
  4. posture
  5. pose
  6. position
  7. carriage (of the body)

Reading

Kana

しせい

Romaji

shisei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Related Words 座る,坐る,体勢,生き方,生き様,スタンス,考え方 Rank 1573 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

姿勢を正す

しせいをただす

to straighten oneself

姿勢反射

しせいはんしゃ

postural reflex

姿勢制御

しせいせいぎょ

attitude control

低姿勢

ていしせい

(keeping a) low profile

対決姿勢

たいけつしせい

confrontational attitude (stance, posture)

政治姿勢

せいじしせい

political stance

高姿勢

こうしせい

high profile

テレマーク姿勢

てれまーくしせい

telemark position (in a ski jump landing)

交渉姿勢

こうしょうしせい

negotiating posture

前傾姿勢

ぜんけいしせい

forward-bent posture

星姿勢計

せいしせいけい

star tracker

姿

すがた

form (of a waka)

Example Sentences

6

Straighten your back!

Children usually think and behave like their parents.

I want you to improve your attitude at work.

I'm not a fan of the "it's popular right now, so let's do it" kind of attitude.

When bears sleep or lie down, their postures depend on whether they want to get rid of heat or conserve it.

My attitude to the comma is physiological; the more breath I have, the fewer commas I use.