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seiza

seiza

English

Noun

seiza ‎(uncountable)

  1. (Japan) A traditional formal way of sitting in Japan, by kneeling with the legs folded underneath the thighs and the buttocks resting on the heels, with ankles turned outward.

Japanese

Romanization

seiza

  1. rōmaji reading of せいざ

Etymology

Japanese 正座, literally "proper sitting", from Middle Chinese t͡ʃjèng 正 ("correct", "proper") + d͡zwà 座 ("seat (noun)").

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