The kanji 座: meaning, readings and stroke order

座

Meaning: sit, seat
On reading: ザ za
Kun reading: すわ（る） suwaru
Strokes: 10
Radical: 广 house on cliff
Level: Level 6 · grade 6

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: ngồi, chỗ ngồi (tọa)
Japanese: すわる。すわるところ。
Korean: 앉다, 자리 (좌)
Chinese: 坐、座位

Readings, words and example sentences

ザ za · on reading

座ざ席せき
seat
自分の 座ざ席せきにつきます。
I take my seat.

すわ（る） suwaru · kun reading

座すわる
to sit
前のいすに 座すわります。
I sit on the chair in front.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.