Vocab Info
N1 Noun, する-verb, Intransitive verb
正座seiza, kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
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Noun, する-verb, Intransitive verb
1.
seiza, kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
All Forms
正座 【せいざ】、正坐 【せいざ】
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Examples
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正座は正しい姿勢である。
Seiza is considered a proper sitting posture.
- N1
正座で話を聞いていたら足が痺れました。
I was sitting in seiza while listening, and my legs went numb.
- N1
足の甲を床につけて尻を踵に添えた姿勢が正座です。
Seiza is the posture where you kneel with the tops of your feet flat on the floor and sit back so your buttocks rest on your heels.
- N1
師匠の前で正座を崩してあぐらをかこうものなら、怒られてしまうだろう。
If you broke seiza and sat cross-legged in front of the master, you'd probably get scolded.
- N1
きちんと正座をして話を聞けばこそ、相手にあなたの誠意が伝わるのです。
It's by sitting properly in seiza and listening that your sincerity truly comes across.
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