座る

Meanings

1. to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to kneel (on the floor)
2. to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)

Part of speech: godan verb (る), intransitive

Kanji

• 座

  Meanings

  squat, seat, cushion, gathering

  On reading

  ザ

  Kun reading

  すわ.る

  Strokes

  10

Example sentences

• 数人の学生がベンチに座り、昼食を食べていた。

  Some students were sitting on the bench and having lunch.

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