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Kanji: 座
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KANJI

座

10 strokes

READINGS

KUN 訓

すわる

ON 音

ザ

STROKE ORDER

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 5 (completion of 6th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 6th grade in Japan
Radical:	广 Radical name: まだれ
Meaning:	Squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 600 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	座(すわ)る	to sit
N3	座席(ざせき)	seat
N2	座敷(ざしき)	tatami room
N2	座布団(ざぶとん)	cushion (Japanese)
N1	座談会(ざだんかい)	symposium, round-table discussion
N1	座標(ざひょう)	coordinate(s)
N1	星座(せいざ)	constellation
N1	即座(そくざ)に	immediately, right away

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