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Keyword
sitting around an earth pillar
Info
Frequency
Top 2200-2300
Type
Jinmeiyō
?
Kanken
Level Pre-1
Heisig
2861
Readings
すわ
(79%)
ざ
(19%)
ずわ
まし
ましま
いま
ま
いなが
Composed of
土
earth
从
two people
Mnemonic
A pictograph of
two people
who are
sitting around a pillar
made out of
earth
.
Used in kanji (3 in total)
座
to sit
挫
sprain
痤
swelling of the lymph glands
Used in vocabulary (69 in total)
坐
すわ
る
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
胡
坐
あぐら
をか
く
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
胡
坐
あぐら
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
66 more...
Examples (1 in total)
彼
かれ
は
家
か
族
ぞく
に
囲
かこ
まれて
坐
すわ
っていた。
He sat surrounded by his family.