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Kanji Detail for 座 - "seat, constellation, theater"

座

  • Meaning

    座 means "seat, constellation, theater."

    1. Seat - A place to sit; a position.

    2. Constellation - A group of stars; a zodiac sign.

    3. Theater - A performance venue; a troupe.

    4. Position - A status; a rank.

  • Words using 座

    • 銀座 ぎんざ Listen Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location
    • 座長 ざちょう Listen chairman; leader of a troupe; proprietor of a theatrical company
    • 講座 こうざ Listen course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
    • 口座 こうざ Listen account (e.g. bank)
    • 座席 ざせき Listen seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
    • 王座 おうざ Listen throne; first place; top spot
    • 即座 そくざ Listen immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu
    • 座談会 ざだんかい Listen symposium; round-table discussion

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    • Verified meaning: seat, constellation, theater
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read このむら, ざ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 座

    Surnames 座(このむら)Listen 座(ざ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    squat; seat; cushion; gathering; sit

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    seat; stand, base

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    seat; base; stand; (bound form) constellation; (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座|师座[shi1 zuo4]); classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    seat; stand, base

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

    A seat. Where one sits is called 座. Anciently also written as 坐. | A stand for objects is called 座. Hence, one item is also called 一座.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    za(ザ) ザ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    suwa.ru(す-わる) す-わる

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    广 (madare)

  • Related Keywords

    seat constellation theater guild institution platform position rank sitting base stand bench chair cushion foundation pedestal

Sentences including 座

  • We have enough seats for everyone.

  • I opened my account with the bank.

  • I sat between tom and john.

  • Tom was sitting in the front of the bus.

  • I'll drop if i don't sit down.

  • You may sit wherever you like.

  • You may sit down on the chair.

  • He forced her to sit down.

  • You may sit wherever you like.

  • You may sit here.

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