座 means “sit”

すわる · suwaru

Also: squat, seat, cushion, gathering

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

すわる

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ザ

Taught in grade 6 · 10 strokes

The story

Two people on the ground beneath a roof: sitting together in stillness, the art of seiza embodies Japanese discipline.

Used in 座る (suwaru, to sit) and 正座 (seiza, formal sitting)

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• 開 open
• 見 see
• 行 go
• 来 come
• 入 enter
• 出 go out
• 立 stand
• 聞 hear
• 話 speak
• 読 read
• 書 write
• 歩 walk

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.