音読み: ザ
訓読み: すわる
画数: 10
部首: 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 — seat
- 講座 — course / lecture series
- 座談会 — round-table talk
- 正座 — sitting upright on floor
- 星座 — constellation
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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 (a real seat) or 講座 (a seat of learning).