Memory phrase for the Kanji: 座


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Meaning seat, sit, gather

Pronunciation

ZA
suwaru

Explanation

From top: building 广, 坐 (=2 persons , earth/ground )

Mnemonic


 
In the building, two persons use the ground for sitting.

Radicals

广 buildingRadical: madare - A similar radical stands for cliff.
personThe radical hito also has this writing and many variants, such as the sitting person , the lying person , the tall person with outstretched arms, or the husband as the tall person with extra caring arms, etc.
earthground, soil
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 Vocabulary

即座に そくざに  immediately, right away
座る すわる  to sit
座布団 ざぶとん  cushion (Japanese), square cushion for sitting
座席 ざせき  seat
座敷 ざしき  tatami room
座標 ざひょう  coordinate(s)
座談会 ざだんかい  symposium, round-table discussion
星座 せいざ  constellation

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