土下座

Japanese

Kanji in this term
土	下	座
ど Grade: 1	げ Grade: 1	ざ Grade: 6
on'yomi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [do̞ɡe̞za̠]

Noun

土(ど)下(げ)座(ざ) • (dogeza) 

1. prostration; kowtowing in deference

Further reading

• 土下座 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
• Dogeza on Wikipedia.Wikipedia