上座
Chinese edit
up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up |
seat; base; stand seat; base; stand; measure word for large, solid things | ||
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simp. and trad. (上座) |
上 | 座 |
Pronunciation 1 edit
Noun edit
上座
Pronunciation 2 edit
Verb edit
上座
Derived terms edit
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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上 | 座 |
かみ Grade: 1 |
ざ Grade: 6 |
yutōyomi |
Noun edit
- seat of honor
- Antonym: 下座 (shimoza)
- (theater) the right side of the stage as viewed from the audience; stage left
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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上 | 座 |
じょう Grade: 1 |
ざ Grade: 6 |
on’yomi |
Noun edit
- seat of honor; a seat at the head of the table
- Antonym: 下座 (geza)
- (religion) an experienced priest who leads a religious organization
- (Buddhism) chief priest, senior priest; one of the sankō, the three priests who administer certain Buddhist temples
- Hypernym: 三綱 (sankō)
- (Zen Buddhism) one of the ranks for monks in the Sōtō school of Zen Buddhism