JLPT N3 · 10 strokes
Kanji 座: "squat, seat, cushion"
The kanji 座 means "squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ザ in on'yomi and すわ.る in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ザ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
すわ.る
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 588 of 2,501 |
Common words with 座
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 座るto sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to kneel (on the floor) · to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
- 御座るêtre (registre très poli, archaïsant) · venir, aller
- で御座いますêtre, c'est (registre très poli, commerce)
- 座siège, place · position, statut
- 即座にimmédiatement, sur le champ
- で御座るêtre (forme archaïque et cérémonieuse de です)
- 座り込むs'asseoir (et rester), se laisser tomber assis · faire un sit-in, s'asseoir en signe de protestation
- おめでとう御座いますcongratulations
- 土下座kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
- 座席seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
- 玉座throne
- 正座seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
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