漢字城 Kanji Fortress

座 sit

Also: seat

On'yomi
ザ
Kun'yomi
すわ-る
Strokes
10
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary school, year 6

In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): すわ-る.

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
座 is written in 10 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

Two people sitting on the ground (坐) under a wide roof (广) — that's a seat in the hall.

A common word

  • 座る すわる to sit

Example sentences

  • どうぞここにすわってください。

    Please sit here.

  • でんしゃですわるばしょがありませんでした。

    There was nowhere to sit on the train.

Kanji that share a part

广 is its radical. 27 kanji share it in all.