meaning'squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit'
 onyomi
 kunyomiすわ.る
termpronunciationEnglish
こうざaccount
座るすわるto sit
ざせきseat
ざぶとんcushion (Japanese)
ざしきtatami room
おうざthrone
ぎんざGinza (district of Tokyo)
ぎんこうこうざa bank account
おとめざ(constellation) Virgo, the Virgin
そくざimmediate, right there on the spot, impromptu
やぎざ(constellation) Capricornus, Capricorn, the Goat
ざひょうじくcoordinate axis
ざしょうrunning aground, being stranded
ざぜんzazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
ざだんかいsymposium, round-table discussion
ざちょうchairman
おひつじざ(constellation) Aries, the Ram
たてざ(constellation) Scutum, the Shield
あぐらsitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
座をかくあぐらをかくto sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
さんざsilkworm basket
こうざlectureship, chair, course
れんざimplicated (involved) in (a crime)
せんざrelocation of a shrine, transfer of an object of worship
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