体育座り

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Kanji in this term
たい
Grade: 2
いく
Grade: 3
すわ > ずわ
Grade: 6
Alternative spelling
體育座り (kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term
たい
Grade: 2
いく
Grade: 3
すわ
Grade: 6
Alternative spelling
體育座り (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 体育 (taiiku, physical education) +‎ 座り (suwari, sitting).

Pronunciation

Noun

(たい)(いく)(ずわ) or (たい)(いく)(すわ) (taiikuzuwari or taiikusuwari

  1. sitting and hugging one's knees; fetal position

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN