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坐 : Sit

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Components:
从土

sit

On 'yomi:
ザ(za) サ(sa)
Kun 'yomi:
すわ.る(suwa.ru) おわす(owasu) そぞろに(sozoroni) まします(mashimasu)
Strokes:7
Radical:土 (32)
Usage Rating:2337
Grade:9
Unicode:05750
jis208:26-33
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坐 Usage examples

坐食(ざしょく)living in idleness
坐像(ざぞう)seated figure (e.g. of Buddha), sedentary statue, sedentary image
坐職(ざしょく)sedentary work
結跏趺坐(けっかふざ)sitting with crossed legs, the lotus position
常住坐臥(じょうじゅうざが)at all times, day in, day out, constantly, always
半跏趺坐(はんかふざ)(sitting in) the half lotus position (in Zen meditation)
坐繰り(ざぐり)
坐繰(ざぐり)
hollowing out (e.g. wooden chair seat, scallop pattern on roof, etc.), spot facing (machining a flat space for bolt head, etc.), spotfacing
只管打坐(しかんたざ)
祗管打坐(しかんたざ)
shikantaza (zazen meditation in which one focuses on sitting without actively seeking enlightenment)