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せいざ
Hiragana
せいざする
Kanji
正座する
Verb
Japanese Meaning
日本の伝統的な座り方をすること
Easy Japanese Meaning
ひざをまげてあしをたたんでまっすぐすわるにほんのすわりかたをする
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
以日本传统方式跪坐 / 双膝跪地，臀部坐于脚跟上 / 端正地跪坐
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
以日本傳統禮儀方式跪坐 / 雙膝跪地、腳背貼地、臀部坐於腳跟的坐姿
Korean Meaning
일본식으로 무릎을 꿇고 앉다 / 정좌하다
Indonesian
duduk bersimpuh ala Jepang / duduk berlutut dengan kaki dilipat ke belakang
Vietnamese Meaning
ngồi quỳ kiểu Nhật (ngồi trên gót chân) / ngồi tư thế seiza truyền thống
Tagalog Meaning
umupo nang tradisyunal na Hapon / lumuhod at umupo sa sakong / umupo sa paraang seiza
Sense（1）
正座: sit in the traditional Japanese way
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In front of one's superiors, it's proper etiquette to sit in the traditional Japanese way.
In front of one's superiors, it's proper etiquette to sit in the traditional Japanese way.
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目上の人の前では、きちんとせいざをするのが礼儀だ。
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