Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2337 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 7
Meaning: sit
Kunyomi: すわ.る おわす そぞろに まします
Onyomi: ザ サ
Composition: 从 土
Radical: 土
Meaning: earth
座敷 (ザシキ) tatami room, tatami mat room, formal Japanese room, dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
座禅 (ザゼン) zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
連座 (レンザ) implication (in a crime), involvement, sitting in a row (in the same seat)
胡座 (アグラ) sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
座る (すわる) to sit, to squat, to assume (a position), to hold steady, to hold still
在す (まします) to be