Word Meaning 座蒲

ざふ zafu

座蒲 is read as ざふ (zafu) and means round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves).

Meaning

English

round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

Reading

Kana

ざふ

Romaji

zafu

Writing Variants

坐蒲ざふ zafu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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座席

ざせき

seat

座談会

ざだんかい

symposium

座敷

ざしき

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

座布団

ざぶとん

zabuton

座る

すわる

to assume (a position)

座禅

ざぜん

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

座右

ざゆう

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

座長

ざちょう

chairman

座

ざ

attaches to the names of constellations

座り

すわり

sitting

座り込み

すわりこみ

sit-in (protest)

座標軸

ざひょうじく

coordinate axis