座ざ

noun

seat; place to sit

A physical seat or place to sit, such as a chair, cushion, or designated spot.

• どうぞお座すわりください。こちらの座ざにおかけください。

  Please sit down. Please take this seat.

noun

position; status; rank

One's position, rank, or status in an organization, field, or society.

• 彼かれは業ぎょう界かいで確かっ固こたる座ざを築きずいた。

  He established a solid position in the industry.

noun

gathering; party; company; atmosphere

A social gathering or the atmosphere of such a gathering. Often used in phrases like 座が白ける (the mood falls flat) or 座が盛り上がる (the party livens up).

• 彼かれの冗じょう談だんで座ざが白しらけた。

noun

stand; pedestal; platform

A stand, pedestal, or platform for displaying an object, such as a statue or vase.

• 花か瓶びんを座ざに置おいて飾かざる。

  Place the vase on a stand for display.

noun

trade guild

Historical term for a trade guild or association of merchants or artisans in pre-modern Japan.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、様さま々ざまな職しょく人にんたちが座ざを組そ織しきしていた。

  In the Edo period, various craftsmen organized trade guilds.

suffix

constellation suffix

Suffix attached to the names of constellations, e.g., オリオン座 (Orion), おおぐま座 (Ursa Major).

• オリオン座ざは冬ふゆの夜よ空ぞらでよく見みえる。

  The constellation Orion is often visible in the winter night sky.

suffix

theatre/cinema/troupe suffix

Suffix attached to the names of theatres, cinemas, and theatrical troupes, e.g., 劇団四季座.

• あの映えい画がは渋しぶ谷やの東とう急きゅう座ざで上じょう映えいされている。

  That movie is showing at the Tokyu-za cinema in Shibuya.

suffix, counter

counter for theatres, deities, etc.

Counter used for theatres, deities, Buddhist images, tall mountains, and satokagura songs. Rare and specialized.

See also: 里神楽

• この地ち域いきには三さん座ざの神じん社じゃがある。

  There are three Shinto shrines in this area.