Kanji #142 ／ 座

< TYPE >
Kanji / ka i - sho style

< READING >
The japanese reading : su wa - ( ru )
The sound reading : za

< MEANING >
sit down, place to sit, seat to sit, The stand which picks up a caliber, The meeting of stars, The same profession organization of a craftsman and the merchant in the Middle Ages and the early modern times, The performance group of plays, Words to add to the name of a theatrical company and the theater

< ORIGIN >
「广」＋ 「坐」
广 : house
坐 : In the state that people sit in the ground, the state that heads form a line in the unevenness.

< USE >
台座 [do ku - ri tsu] : pedestal
星座 [ki - ri tsu] : constellation
座禅 [ri - ppa] : Zen meditation

example) 多くの日本人は畳の上で正座をします。 [ o o - ku no - ni - ho n - ji n - wa - ta ta mi - no - u e - de - se i - za - wo si ma su. ] Many Japanese sit straight on a tatami mat.

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I introduce ''座'' on this time.

When this kanji was made, the people sat in the ground.
However, in late years many people sit down on a chair.
The kanji shows the history even if the times change.

I introduce ''歩'' on the next time.


Thank you.
See you next time.

All of us are pieces of peace.