Word Meaning 座臥

Listen to 座席

座席

ざせき

seat

Listen to 座談会

座談会

ざだんかい

symposium

Listen to 座敷

座敷

ざしき

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

Listen to 座布団

座布団

ざぶとん

zabuton

Listen to 座る

座る

すわる

to assume (a position)

Listen to 座禅

座禅

ざぜん

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

Listen to 座右

座右

ざゆう

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

Listen to 座長

座長

ざちょう

chairman

Listen to 座

座

ざ

attaches to the names of constellations

Listen to 座り

座り

すわり

sitting

Listen to 座り込み

座り込み

すわりこみ

sit-in (protest)

Listen to 座標軸

座標軸

ざひょうじく

coordinate axis