体育座り
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | ||
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体 | 育 | 座 |
たい Grade: 2 |
いく Grade: 3 |
すわ > ずわ Grade: 6 |
Alternative spelling |
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體育座り (kyūjitai) |
Kanji in this term | ||
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体 | 育 | 座 |
たい Grade: 2 |
いく Grade: 3 |
すわ Grade: 6 |
Alternative spelling |
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體育座り (kyūjitai) |
Etymology edit
From 体育 (taiiku, “physical education”) + 座り (suwari, “sitting”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
体育座り or 体育座り • (taiikuzuwari or taiikusuwari)
- sitting and hugging one's knees; fetal position
Synonyms edit
- 体操座り (taisōzuwari), 体操座り (taisōsuwari, literally “exercise sitting”)
- (especially Kansai) 三角座り (sankakuzuwari), 三角座り (sankakusuwari, literally “triangle sitting”)