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Kanji Detail for 坐 - "sit, meditation, calm"

  • Meaning

    坐 means "sit, meditation, calm."

    1. To sit - To be seated; to take a seat.

    2. Seat - A place to sit.

    3. Without effort - Doing nothing; effortlessly.

    4. Aimlessly - For no reason; without purpose.

    5. Respectful term - Polite form for "to be" or "to go."

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    sit

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    sit; seat; ride, travel by

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Zuo

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    seat; to sit; to ride, to travel by

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    How a person rests the body. In ancient times, kneeling was also called 坐. See "跪." | Being convicted is called 坐. Meaning the crime matches the law and cannot be changed. Such as 同坐 (being implicated), 反坐 (counter-punishment). | Has the meaning of "because." (Book of Han) "In ancient times, great ministers were removed because of dishonesty." Like today saying dismissed due to that matter. | Gaining without effort is called 坐. (Mencius) "The solstice of a thousand years can be known while sitting." | To guard. All who firmly guard without leaving is called 坐. Such as debt collection is called 坐案.
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