危き座ざ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

sitting up straight; formal upright sitting

Rare, formal term for sitting with correct posture, often contrasted with 正座 (seiza) or 端座 (tanza). Used in classical or literary descriptions of proper sitting.

See also: 正座 (せいざ) · 端座

• 古ふるい作さ法ほう書しょには「危き座ざして待まつ」と記しるされている。

  In old etiquette manuals, it is written 'to wait while sitting up straight'.

• 彼かれは畳たたみの上うえに危き座ざし、静しずかに茶ちゃを点たてた。

  He sat upright on the tatami and quietly prepared tea.