This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ザ、サ、すわ.る、おわす、そぞろに、まします
Romaji: za, sa, suwa.ru, owasu, sozoroni, mashimasu
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

sit

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  1
Frequency:  2337
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  4-7-2
Korean Reading:  jwa
Chinese Reading:  zuo4
Unicode:  5750
JIS:  3A41

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3547
Nelson Index: 41
New Nelson Index: 978
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3b4.11
Four Corner Index: 8810.4
Gakken Index: 1874
Japanese Names Index: 542
Daikanwanjiten Index: 4931
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0153
Remembering the kanji Index: 2844
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2970
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2861
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4361

Words

坐像 (ざぞう)
seated figure (e.g. of Buddha); sedentary statue; sedentary image
座禅 (ざぜん)
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
座礁 (ざしょう)
running aground; being stranded
座職 (ざしょく)
sedentary work
横座り (よこずわり)
sitting with one's legs out to one side
座る (すわる)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
座視 (ざし)
remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)
座乗 (ざじょう)
(commander, visiting dignitary) going on board (warship, plane)
座食 (ざしょく)
living in idleness
鼎坐 (ていざ)
three people sitting in a triangle
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