下座

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
下 座
しも
Grade: 1 		ざ
Grade: 6
kun'yomi on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

下(しも)座(ざ) • (shimoza) 

  1. lower seat, a seat at the foot of the table
    Antonym: 上座 (kamiza)
  2. (theater) stage right
    Antonyms: 上手 (kamite), 上座 (kamiza)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
下 座
げ
Grade: 1 		ざ
Grade: 6

Pronunciation

Noun

下(げ)座(ざ) • (geza) 

  1. showing gratitude to a higher-ranking person; falling prostrate
  2. lower seat, seat at the foot of the table
    Antonym: 上座 (jōza)
  3. (theater, Kabuki) area where the musicians accompanying a Kabuki performance sit, and by extension, the musicians themselves
  4. (Buddhism) rank of a priest in his first nine years of the priesthood

Verb

下(げ)座(ざ)する • (geza suru) suru (stem 下(げ)座(ざ)し (geza shi), past 下(げ)座(ざ)した (geza shita))

  1. to fall prostrate as a show of gratitude or etiquette; to bow deeply
    Synonyms: ひれ伏す (hirefusu), 平伏 (heifuku)
  2. (of a priest) to descend from the pulpit after completing a sermon
Conjugation
Conjugation of "下座する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 下座し げざし geza shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 下座し げざし geza shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 下座する げざする geza suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 下座する げざする geza suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 下座すれ げざすれ geza sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 下座せよ¹
下座しろ² 		げざせよ¹
げざしろ² 		geza seyo¹
geza shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 下座される げざされる geza sareru
Causative 下座させる
下座さす 		げざさせる
げざさす 		geza saseru
geza sasu
Potential 下座できる げざできる geza dekiru
Volitional 下座しよう げざしよう geza shiyō
Negative 下座しない げざしない geza shinai
Negative continuative 下座せず げざせず geza sezu
Formal 下座します げざします geza shimasu
Perfective 下座した げざした geza shita
Conjunctive 下座して げざして geza shite
Hypothetical conditional 下座すれば げざすれば geza sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

See also

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