NichiDict

座る

N5
すわる
据わる坐る座わる
[suwaru]
Illustration for 座る

Meanings

1.GodanIntransitive

to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to kneel (on the floor)

2.GodanIntransitive

to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)

3.GodanIntransitive

to hold steady; to hold still

Examples

ここに座ってもいい?

May I sit here?

彼は社長の椅子に座ることになった。

He ended up taking the president's seat.

長い間座っていて腰が痛い。

My back hurts from sitting for a long time.