sitting; being seated
Noun form of 座る, often used as the first element in practical compounds referring to sitting, such as 座り方, 座り仕事, and 座りっぱなし.
正しい座り方を身につける。
Learn the correct way to sit.
This cup has a wide base, so it sits nice and stable.
一日中座り仕事で、腰が痛い。
I do seated work all day, so my lower back hurts.
stability; how firmly something sits
Most natural in expressions like 座りがいい and 座りが悪い, describing how stably an object rests in place.
この花瓶は底が小さくて座りが悪い。
This vase has a small base and is unstable.
この椅子は脚が短くて座りが悪い。
This chair has short legs and sits unsteadily.
座り in phrases like 座りがいい describes specifically how firmly an object rests, while 安定 is the general word for stability of any kind.
座り is the plain noun for sitting or an object's stability, while 座り込み specifically means a sit-in protest or refusing to move from a spot.
sit-in; sit-down strike
sitting down; sitting up · sit!
remaining in place; staying on; overstaying
sit down heavily; plop down; plant oneself down · sit down and refuse to move; stage a sit-in
way of sitting; how one sits
bath with ledges for sitting
sitting with legs to one side
sitting with knees drawn up and arms wrapped around them
sitting with knees drawn up and arms around them
Standard kanji spelling; commonly seen in compounds and expressions such as 座り方, 座り仕事, and 座りが悪い.
Attested variant spelling with 坐; less common in modern everyday writing than 座り.
Derived as the noun/continuative-stem form of 座る, 'to sit.' The variant 坐り uses 坐, a less common character also associated with sitting.
sitting with knees drawn up and arms wrapped around them
calluses from sitting seiza
seating comfort; how comfortable something is to sit on
to reseat oneself; to correct one's sitting posture
seated wrestling; wrestling from a sitting position