結けっ跏か趺ふ坐ざ

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Meanings

noun

lotus position; padmasana

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)

A formal term for the cross-legged meditation posture with each foot placed on the opposite thigh. Used in Buddhist, yoga, and meditation contexts.

僧そう侶りょは結けっ跏か趺ふ坐ざを組くんで瞑めい想そうに入はいった。
The monk sat in the lotus position and entered meditation.
ヨガのクラスで結けっ跏か趺ふ坐ざの姿し勢せいを練れん習しゅうした。
We practiced the lotus posture in yoga class.

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Kanji

結tie, bind, contract
跏sitting in the lotus position
趺foot, calyx, sitting in the lotus position
坐sit
座squat, seat, cushion

Related words

蓮れん華げ坐ざ
Another term for the lotus position, more common in some Buddhist contexts; 結跏趺坐 is the more technical yojijukugo.
半はん跏か趺ふ坐ざ
Half-lotus position where only one foot is placed on the opposite thigh; 結跏趺坐 is the full lotus.

Built from

結けっ跏か+趺ふ坐ざ

Written forms

結けっ跏か趺ふ坐ざ
Standard kanji form for the lotus position; a yojijukugo with Buddhist origins.
結けっ跏か趺ふ座ざ
Variant spelling using 座 (seat) instead of 坐 (sit); both are encountered.

Etymology

A Buddhist term borrowed from Chinese 結跏趺坐, denoting a seated posture in which the crossed feet are placed on the opposite thighs. It is the full lotus posture used in meditation.