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KanjiN3Grade 6 · 小610 strokesRadical 广

座 · squat, seat

座 is a kanji meaning squat, seat, cushion, gathering. It has 10 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ザza

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • すわるsuwaru

Practise the N3 kanji

In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 座 · 8 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 座
WordReadingMeaningLevel
座るすわるto sitN5
座席ざせきseatN3
座敷ざしきtatami roomN2
座布団ざぶとんcushion (Japanese)N2
座談会ざだんかいsymposium, round-table discussionN1
座標ざひょうcoordinatesN1
Show all 8 words
More words that use 座
WordReadingMeaningLevel
星座せいざconstellationN1
即座にそくざにimmediately, right awayN1

Example sentence

その上に座るな。

そのうえにすわるな

Don't sit on it.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #208984 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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