# 座 — sit; seat

座 means “sit; seat”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: ザ (za). Kun'yomi: すわ(る) (suwaru). You'll see it in words such as 座る (suwaru, “to sit; to have a seat”).

- Meaning: sit; seat
- On'yomi: ザ (za)
- Kun'yomi: すわ(る) (suwaru)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Moving 1

## How to remember 座

Parts: 广 shelter · 从 two people · 土 earth

## Words with 座

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 座る | すわる (suwaru) | to sit; to have a seat |
| 座 | ざ (za) | seat; place |

## Don't confuse it with

[挫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sprain/)

## More in the “Moving 1” set

[飛](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/fly/) · [座](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sit/) · [降](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/descend/) · [迎](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/welcome/) · [寄](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/drop-by/) · [停](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/halt/) · [散](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/scatter/)

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