座

音読おんよみ: ザ

訓読くんよみ: すわる

画数かくすう: 10

部首ぶしゅ: 广（まだれ）

Meaning

Seat / Sit / Gathering

  • Basic forms
  • 座る — sit; take a seat / base form
  • 座ります — sit; take a seat / masu form
  • 座った — sat; took a seat / ta form
  • 座って — sitting … / te form
  • 座らない — do not sit / negative
  • 座れば — if (one) sits / conditional
  • 座れ — sit down! / imperative
  • Common expressions
  • 席に座る — sit in a seat
  • 前に座る — sit in front
  • 床に座る — sit on the floor
  • More
  • 座らせる — make (someone) sit / causative
  • 座っている — is sitting / state

座る（すわる） is a godan intransitive verb. It means to sit down or take a seat, often focusing on the resulting state of being seated.

  • 座席ざせき — seat
  • 講座こうざ — course / lecture series
  • 座談会ざだんかい — round-table talk
  • 正座せいざ — sitting upright on floor
  • 星座せいざ — constellation

座 often conveys the idea of being seated formally, being in a position, or participating in a gathering. In classical usage, it also referred to guilds or performing troupes.

It appears in both physical and metaphorical contexts—such as 座席ざせき (a real seat) or 講座こうざ (a seat of learning).

この映画館えいがかんでは 自由じゆう席せきと 指定席していせきの座席ざせきがある。
This movie theater has both free seating and reserved seats.

みんなで座談会ざだんかいを 開ひらいた。
We held a round-table discussion.

講
Creates
講座こうざ — course / lecture series
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