着ちゃく席せき

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

着席する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

taking a seat; sitting down

Formal or official term for sitting down in one's assigned seat, often used in school, ceremony, or meeting contexts.

〈人ひと〉が着ちゃく席せきするfor someone to take their seat
全ぜん員いんが着ちゃく席せきしたので、会かい議ぎを始はじめます。
Since everyone has taken their seats, we will begin the meeting.
ご着ちゃく席せきくださいplease take your seat (polite request)
皆みな様さま、ご着ちゃく席せきください。
Everyone, please take your seats.
着ちゃく席せきのままwhile remaining seated
着ちゃく席せきのまま、拍はく手しゅをお願ねがいします。
Please applaud while remaining seated.
〈人ひと〉に着ちゃく席せきを促うながすto urge someone to sit down
先せん生せいは生せい徒とたちに着ちゃく席せきを促うながした。
The teacher urged the students to sit down.

座すわるN5
座る is the everyday, general verb for sitting down anywhere, while 着席 is a formal term for taking one's assigned seat in an official setting.
着ちゃく座ざ
着座 is an even more formal, ceremonial synonym of 着席, often used in official protocol or literary contexts.
座すわり
座り is the plain noun form of 座る used mainly in compounds, while 着席 is the formal word used for taking one's seat in ceremonies or classrooms.
腰こし掛かけるN3
着席する is a formal, often ceremonial word for taking one's seat, while 腰掛ける is a plain, everyday description of physically sitting on something.

起き立りつN1
起立 means standing up, the direct opposite action of 着席 (sitting down), and the two are paired as commands at ceremonies.
離り席せき
離席 means leaving one's seat, the opposite of 着席 (taking one's seat).

座すわるplainN5
着席する is the formal, announcement-style verb for taking one's seat, while 座る is the everyday plain word for sitting down.

出しゅっ席せきN4
出席 means attending an event or being present, while 着席 specifically means physically sitting down in a seat; they share the kanji 席 but differ in meaning.

回かいN4
着席 as an action can be counted with 回 when referring to instances of sitting down, e.g. 一回の着席.

Compound of 着 (arrive, wear) and 席 (seat), literally 'arrive at seat'.