座 — jwa

Parts that make up 座

How 座 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 座 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 广, 坐.

Korean example words with 座

• 좌차座次 Korean gloss: 좌석의 차례
• 좌객座客 Korean gloss: 자리에 앉은 손님
• 상좌上座 Korean gloss: 윗사람이 앉는 자리
• 좌석座席 Korean gloss: 여러 사람이 모인 자리
• 좌목座目 Korean gloss: 자리의 차례를 적은 목록
• 공좌公座 Korean gloss: 공적인 업무를 맡아보는 직위
• 좌대座臺 Korean gloss: 기물을 받쳐서 얹어 놓는 대
• 좌흥座興 Korean gloss: 여러 사람이 모인 자리의 흥취
• 가좌家座 Korean gloss: 집터의 위치와 경계를 이르는 말
• 향좌向座 Korean gloss: 건물이나 물건 따위가 앉은 방향
• 총좌銃座 Korean gloss: 사격할 때에, 총을 얹어 놓는 대
• 좌지座地 Korean gloss: 기관총이나 대포 따위를 설치한 자리

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 座

• 座ざ seat; place; position
• 銀座ぎんざ Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location
• 講座こうざ course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
• 座長ざちょう chairman; leader of a troupe; proprietor of a theatrical company
• 口座こうざ account (e.g. bank)
• 座席ざせき seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
• 王座おうざ throne; first place; top spot
• 即座そくざ immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu
• 座談会ざだんかい symposium; round-table discussion
• 連座れんざ implication (in a crime); involvement; sitting in a row (in the same seat)
• 一座いちざ the whole company; the party; all those present
• 座敷ざしき tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room

Characters sharing the phonetic 坐

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “좌” in Korean.

Other hanja read “좌”

Other hanja with radical 广