体育座り

Japanese

Kanji in this term
体	育	座
たい Grade: 2	いく Grade: 3	すわ > ずわ Grade: 6

Alternative spelling
體育座り (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
体	育	座
たい Grade: 2	いく Grade: 3	すわ Grade: 6

Alternative spelling
體育座り (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 体育 (taiiku, “physical education”) +‎ 座り (suwari, “sitting”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) たいいくずわり [tàííkúzúꜜwàrì] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [ta̠iikɯ̟zɨβ̞a̠ɾʲi]

• (Tokyo) たいいくすわり [tàííkúsúꜜwàrì] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [ta̠iikɯ̟sɨβ̞a̠ɾʲi]

Noun

体(たい)育(いく)座(ずわ)り or 体(たい)育(いく)座(すわ)り • (taiikuzuwari or taiikusuwari) 

1. sitting and hugging one's knees; fetal position

Synonyms

• 体操座(たいそうずわ)り (taisōzuwari), 体操座(たいそうすわ)り (taisōsuwari, literally “exercise sitting”)
• (especially Kansai) 三角座(さんかくずわ)り (sankakuzuwari), 三角座(さんかくすわ)り (sankakusuwari, literally “triangle sitting”)