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    3. 正座

    正座

    正せい座ざ

    seiza

    KMT10News #37+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveDaily LifeCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab15 strokes

    正坐

    せいざ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    seiza, kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

    Stroke 0 / 15

    Speed1.0x

    畳たたみの上うえで正せい座ざしました。

    I sat in seiza on the tatami mat.

    KMT5Daily LifeHome & Housing
    茶さ道どうでは、正せい座ざが基き本ほんの姿し勢せいです。

    In the tea ceremony, seiza is the basic posture.

    KMT7Culture & TraditionsDaily Life
    日に本ほんの伝でん統とう的てきな行ぎょう事じでは、正せい座ざをする機き会かいが多おおいです。

    There are many opportunities to sit in seiza during traditional Japanese events.

    KMT7Culture & TraditionsDaily Life
    長ちょう時じ間かん正せい座ざするのは、足あしがしびれて大たい変へんです。

    Sitting in seiza for a long time makes my legs go numb, which is tough.

    KMT8Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    先せん生せいに叱しかられて、正せい座ざさせられました。

    I was scolded by the teacher and made to sit in seiza.

    KMT8EducationEmotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    正
    ただ.しい・ただ.す・まさ・まさ.に…(7)
    correct・justice・righteous・10**40
    座
    すわ.る…(1)
    squat・seat・cushion・gathering・sit
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