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座作進退 (ざさしんたい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
deportment ; behavior ; carriage
yojijukugo (four-character idiom)
A formal yojijukugo referring to one's overall bearing, posture, and conduct, especially in social or ceremonial contexts. Often used in discussions of etiquette, martial arts, or traditional arts.
His carriage is truly graceful.
Written forms 座ざ 作さ 進しん 退たい
Common modern spelling using 座 (seat).
坐ざ 作さ 進しん 退たい
Variant using 坐 (sit), an older form of 座. Both are used.
Kanji 作 make, production, prepare 進 advance, proceed, progress 退 retreat, withdraw, retire Similar words 立た ち 居い 振ふ る 舞ま い More common term for overall behavior and manners, including standing and sitting. 座作進退 is more formal and specifically emphasizes sitting, rising, advancing, and retreating.
挙きょ 措そ 進しん 退たい Similar yojijukugo meaning behavior and deportment, but 座作進退 explicitly includes sitting and rising actions.
Etymology A yojijukugo composed of 座 (sitting), 作 (rising), 進 (advancing), and 退 (retreating). The phrase originates from classical Chinese texts describing proper conduct and movement, later adopted into Japanese to denote refined deportment.
