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

  • Meaning

    座 means "seat, constellation, position."

    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.

  • 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.
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Sentences including

  • 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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