座る

すわる

To sit, to take a seat

N5verb·suwaru

How to remember it

座 holds 土 (ground) under shelter — sitting firmly on the ground.

Example sentences

  • どうぞお座りください。

    どうぞおすわりください。

    Please have a seat.

  • 彼はいすに座った。

    かれはいすにすわった。

    He sat on the chair.

Usage

Intransitive; takes に to mark the seat or surface you sit on.

Related words

立ついす座席

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