Word Meaning 座右銘

ざうめい zaumei

座右銘 is read as ざうめい (zaumei) and means favourite motto.

Meaning

English

  1. favourite motto
  2. pet saying

Reading

Kana

ざうめい

Romaji

zaumei

Writing Variants

  • 座右銘 ざゆうめい zayuumei

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 109085 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

座右の銘

ざゆうのめい

favourite motto

座左の銘

ざさのめい

favourite motto

座右

ざう

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

座右の書

ざゆうのしょ

one's desk-side book

右手座標系

みぎてざひょうけい

right-handed coordinate system

座敷

ざしき

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

座禅

ざぜん

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

座標軸

ざひょうじく

coordinate axis

座視

ざし

remaining an idle spectator

座標

ざひょう

coordinate

座礁

ざしょう

running aground

座標格子

ざひょうこうし

coordinate grid