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    3. 下座

    下座

    下げ座ざ

    coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance)

    KMT10News #39+1Culture & TraditionsKanji Vocab13 strokes

    げざ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance)

    Noun

    2.
    musicians' box on the left side of the stage
    3.
    lower seat

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    彼かれは下げ座ざに座すわりました。

    He sat in the lower seat.

    KMT6Culture & TraditionsDaily Life
    日に本ほんの伝でん統とう的てきな場ばでは、お客きゃく様さまは礼れい儀ぎとして下げ座ざに案あん内ないされることが多おおいです。

    In traditional Japanese settings, guests are often guided to the lower seat out of politeness.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsDaily Life
    日に本ほんのエチケットでは、上かみ座ざと下げ座ざの概がい念ねんを理り解かいすることが重じゅう要ようです。

    Understanding the concept of kamiza (upper seat) and shimote (lower seat) is crucial in Japanese etiquette.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsDaily Life
    歌か舞ぶ伎き劇げき場じょうでは、演えん奏そう者しゃの席せきは下げ座ざと呼よばれます。

    In kabuki theater, the musicians' box is called the 下座.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsMusic & Entertainment
    人ひとの家いえを訪おとずれる際さいは、指し示じがない限かぎり下げ座ざに座すわるのが慣かん例れいです。

    When visiting someone's home, it's customary to take the lower seat unless otherwise instructed.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    下
    した・しも・もと・さ.げる・さ.がる・くだ.る…(10)
    below・down・descend・give・low…(1)
    座
    すわ.る…(1)
    squat・seat・cushion・gathering・sit
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