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：2026/01/07
下座
Hiragana
しもざ / げざ
Noun
Japanese Meaning
身分の高い人に対して礼を尽くす態度を示すこと / 上座に対して、部屋や席次の中で身分の低い人が座る位置
Easy Japanese Meaning
えらい人の前で、へりくだってすわる場所。かいぎやしょくじで入り口に近いざせき。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
席位中的下位；末座、靠门的座位 / 俯伏在地以示谢意或请罪的礼（对上位者）
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
下等座位；離首席較遠的座位 / 向上位者致謝的禮節 / 俯伏跪地以示謝或歉
Korean Meaning
아랫자리(말석) / 윗사람에게 감사·경의를 표하기 위해 엎드려 절함
Vietnamese Meaning
chỗ ngồi thấp, xa chủ tọa; cuối bàn / bái tạ người bề trên; quỳ rạp/phủ phục
Tagalog Meaning
malalim na pagyukod o pagdapa bilang paggalang sa nakatataas / mababang puwesto sa upuan; upuang nasa ibabang/paaanang dulo ng mesa
Sense（1）
showing gratitude to a higher-ranking person; falling prostrate
Sense（2）
lower seat, seat at the foot of the table
Sense（3）
(theater, Kabuki) area where the musicians accompanying a Kabuki performance sit, and by extension, the musicians themselves
Sense（4）
(Buddhism) rank of a priest in his first nine years of the priesthood
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showing gratitude to a higher-ranking person; falling prostrate / lower seat, seat at the foot of the table
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下座
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After the meeting, I showed my gratitude to my boss.
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会議が終わった後、私は上司に対して下座をしました。
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