Japanese expression various meaning of sitting
- The dark gray characters is "送りがな[Okuri-gana]".
| English | sit down/sit/take [have] a seat/be seated | sit cross-legged |
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| Hiragana | すわる | あぐら を かく |
| Kanji | 座る | 胡座 を かく |
| Pronunciation | suwaru | agura wo kaku |
| English | sit on the floor (in) Japanese style |
sit down/take a seat/seat oneself |
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| Hiragana | せいざ を する | こし を かける/こしかける |
| Kanji | 正座 を する | 腰 を 掛ける/腰掛ける |
| Pronunciation | seiza wo suru | koshi wo kakeru/koshikakeru |
<正座(seiza)>:sitting up straight with one's legs folded underneath.
| English | sit at (one's) ease | sit with one's legs crossed |
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| Hiragana | あし を くずす | あし を くむ |
| Kanji | 足 を 崩す | 足 を 組む |
| Pronunciation | ashi wo kuzusu | ashi wo kumu |
| English | squat down/crouch | kneel (down)/fall on one's knees/go down one's knees/get down one's knees |
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| Hiragana | うずくまる | ひざまずく |
| Kanji | 蹲る | 跪く |
| Pronunciation | uzukumaru | hizamazuku |
| English | sit down/crouch | crouch/stoop/squat |
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| Hiragana | すわりこむ | かがむ/しゃがむ |
| Kanji | 座り込む | 屈む/踞む |
| Pronunciation | suwarikomu | kagamu/shagamu |
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