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座州 (ざす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

座ざ州す

ざ

す

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

stranding; running aground

Refers to a ship or boat getting stuck on a sandbank, reef, or shallow bottom. Used as both a noun and a suru-verb (座州する).

大おお型がたタンカーが座ざ州すして、油あぶらが流りゅう出しゅつした。
A large tanker ran aground and oil spilled.
座ざ州すした船ふね

の

救きゅう

助じょ

作さ

業ぎょう

が

続つづ

い

て

いる

。

Rescue operations for the stranded ship are continuing.

Written forms

座ざ州すUsage27%
Standard kanji spelling for 'stranding' or 'running aground'.
ざすUsage73%
座ざ洲す
Variant spelling using 洲 (sandbank/islet); less common but acceptable.
坐ざ洲す
Archaic variant using 坐 (old form of 座). Rarely used in modern Japanese.

Kanji

座squat, seat, cushion
州state, province
洲continent, sandbar, island
坐sit

Similar words

座ざ礁しょう
座礁 is more common and general for 'running aground' or 'stranding on a reef'. 座州 specifically implies stranding on a sandbank or shallow area (州 = sandbank).

Etymology

Compound of 座 (sitting, settling) and 州 (sandbank, shallows). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling conventionally represents a ship coming to rest on a sandbank.