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    3. 座る

    座る

    座すわる​

    to sit (down)

    N5KMT8News #25+1CoreVerb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab11 strokes

    据わる坐る座わる据る坐わる

    すわる

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to sit (down), to have a seat, to be seated, to kneel (on the floor)
    2.
    to assume (a position), to take on (a duty), to occupy (a post)
    3.
    to hold steady, to hold still

    Stroke 0 / 11

    Speed1.0x

    椅い子すに座すわってください。

    Please sit on the chair.

    KMT2Daily LifeCore Concepts
    電でん車しゃでは、お年とし寄よりに席せきを譲ゆずって座すわってもらいました。

    On the train, I gave up my seat for an elderly person and had them sit.

    KMT7Daily LifeTravel & Transportation
    彼かれは窓まど際ぎわの席せきに座すわって、外そとの景けし色きを眺ながめていた。

    He sat in the window seat and gazed at the scenery outside.

    KMT8Daily Life
    日に本ほんの伝でん統とう的てきな家いえでは、床ゆかに座すわることが一いっ般ぱん的てきです。

    In traditional Japanese houses, it is common to sit on the floor.

    KMT8Culture & TraditionsHome & Housing
    長ちょう時じ間かん座すわりっぱなしだと、体からだに良よくないと言いわれています。

    It is said that sitting for a long time is not good for your body.

    KMT9Medicine & HealthDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    座
    すわ.る…(1)
    squat・seat・cushion・gathering・sit
    Kanji
    る
    ru
    Kana
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