体たい操そう座ずわり

noun

sitting with knees drawn up and arms around them

Describes the posture often used in Japanese school gym classes, where one sits on the floor, pulls the knees to the chest, and wraps the arms around the shins. Also known as 体育座り (たいいくずわり).

See also: 体育座り (たいいくずわり)

• 体たい育いくの授じゅ業ぎょうが始はじまる前まえ、生せい徒とたちは体たい操そう座ずわりで待まっていた。

  Before the gym class started, the students were waiting in the 'gym sitting' posture.

• 体たい操そう座ずわりをすると、背せ筋すじが伸のびて気き持もちがいい。

  Sitting with my knees drawn up makes my back straight and feels good.