座ざ右ゆう

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

by one's side; within arm's reach

Refers to a place close to where one sits or stays; often used in set phrases like 座右の銘 (a favorite motto kept nearby).

• 彼かれは座ざ右ゆうに辞じ書しょを置おいて勉べん強きょうしている。

  He studies with a dictionary at his side.

• この言こと葉ばを座ざ右ゆうの銘めいとしている。

  I keep these words as my personal motto.

noun

honorific indirect reference to addressee

Used in formal letters to refer to the recipient indirectly, or written beside the addressee's name to show respect. Archaic in modern correspondence.

• 古ふるい手て紙がみでは、宛あて名なの横よこに「座ざ右ゆう」と添そえて敬けい意いを表ひょうした。

  In old letters, '座右' was written beside the addressee's name to show respect.