起き座ざ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

sitting up in bed

Archaic term for the act of sitting up in bed, often used in historical or literary contexts. Modern Japanese would typically use 起き上がる or 体を起こす.

• 病びょう人にんはようやく起き座ざできるようになった。

  The patient was finally able to sit up in bed.

• 古こ文ぶん書しょには「起き座ざの儀ぎ」という表ひょう現げんが見みられる。

  In old documents, the expression 'the ceremony of sitting up' can be found.