座 — squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit

Readings

On'yomi

ザ

Kun'yomi

すわ.る

Example words

• 座席ざせきseat
• 座談会ざだんかいsymposium; round-table discussion
• 座敷ざしき(1) tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room (2) dinner party in a tatami room
• 星座せいざconstellation
• 座るすわる(1) to sit; to squat (2) to assume (a position) (3) to hold steady; to hold still
• 座布団ざぶとんzabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
• 御座いますございますto be; to exist
• 即座にそくざにimmediately; right away; on the spot