Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 座


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Meaning

seat, sit, gather

Pronunciation

ZA
suwaru

Explanation

From top: building 广, 坐 (=2 persons , earth/ground )

Mnemonic

In the building, two persons use the ground for sitting.

Radicals

广 building(Radical: madare - A similar radical stands for cliff.)
person(Radical hito)
earth(ground, soil)
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Vocabulary

即座に そくざに immediately, right away
座る すわる to sit
座布団 ざぶとん cushion (Japanese), square cushion for sitting
座席 ざせき seat
座敷 ざしき tatami room
座標 ざひょう coordinate(s)
座談会 ざだんかい symposium, round-table discussion
星座 せいざ constellation

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