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Kanji - grades 1-6 (教育漢字 Kyōiku kanji)
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Kanji Grade 6 - 座

Kanji character Grade 6 座. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 6 - 座
About
squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit
Kun: すわ.る
On: ザ
10 strokes
Radical: house on cliff 广
Parts: | 人 土 广
 
Onyomi
座 【ザ】 seat, place, position, status, gathering, party, company, atmosphere (of a gathering), stand, pedestal, platform, (historical) trade guild, attaches to the names of constellations, attaches to the names of theatres, cinemas and theatrical troupes, counter for theatres, deities, Buddhist images, tall mountains, and satokagura songs
座敷 【ザシキ】 tatami room, tatami mat room, formal Japanese room, dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
連座 【レンザ】 implication (in a crime), involvement, sitting in a row (in the same seat)
胡座 【アグラ】 sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
 
Kunyomi
座る 【すわる】 to sit, to squat, to assume (a position), to hold steady, to hold still