Words — 23 found
すわ
座る
1. to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to kneel (on the floor)
- すうにん数人
- の
- がくせい学生
- が
- ベンチ
- に
- すわ座り 、
- ちゅうしょく昼食
- を
- た食べていた 。
2. to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
3. to hold steady; to hold stillesp. 据わる
据わる 【すわる】、坐る 【すわる】
坐る: Rarely-used kanji form.
ひざまず
跪く
1. to kneel (in respect); to genuflectUsually written using kana alone
跪く 【ひざまづく】、膝まづく 【ひざまづく】
膝まづく: Irregular kanji usage.
かたひざ
片膝をつく
1. to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
片膝を突く 【かたひざをつく】
ざぶとん
座布団
1. zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
座ぶとん 【ざぶとん】、座蒲団 【ざぶとん】、坐蒲団 【ざぶとん】
座蒲団: Rarely-used kanji form. 坐蒲団: Rarely-used kanji form.
せいざ
正座
1. seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
正坐 【せいざ】
1. kneeling and worshipping; worshipping on one's knees
1. kneeling
さんぱいきゅうはい
三拝九拝
1. kowtowing; bowing repeatedly; three kneelings and nine prostrationsYojijukugo (four character compound)
2. my deepest respectsYojijukugo (four character compound), written at the end of a letter
1. kneeling
すわふとん
坐り蒲団
1. zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)Archaic, See also 座布団
1. kowtow (bow made from a kneeling position wherein the forehead touches the ground)
いしだ
石抱き
1. ishidaki; form of Edo-period torture in which the victim kneels on triangular wedges and stone slabs are placed on their lapHistorical term
石抱 【いしだき】
1. shooting from a kneeling position; kneeling shot
しょうふく
懾伏
1. prostrating oneself in fear; kneeling in fear; crouching in fear; prostration
懾服 【しょうふく】、慴伏 【しょうふく】
1. kneeling down (to pray); going down on one's knees