Japanese Word of the Day
座る
su-WA-ru • verb (intransitive, godan) — 25th of Jun, 2026
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Meaning: to sit; to take a seat (intransitive)
Examples
- 椅子に座ってください。
(Please sit on the chair.) - 電車が混んでいて座れなかった。
(The train was crowded and I couldn't sit down.) - 公園のベンチに座って本を読んだ。
(I sat on the park bench and read a book.)
Synonyms
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座る is the common intransitive verb used when someone takes a seat. Use it for chairs, benches, the floor, etc. For polite requests you can say 「座ってください」; the humble/polite noun form is 「着席する」, and a casual alternative is 「腰を下ろす」. Remember it's intransitive (someone sits), while causative/causative-passive forms change the meaning (e.g., 座らせる = to make someone sit).
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