鎮ちん座ざ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

enshrinement; residing in a shrine

Refers to a deity or sacred object being enshrined and residing in a shrine or sacred place. Formal, religious context.

• この神じん社じゃには古ふるくから神かみ様さまが鎮ちん座ざしている。

  A deity has been enshrined in this shrine since ancient times.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

sitting prominently; plunked down; planted

Jocular, humorous use: describes a person or thing sitting or placed conspicuously in a spot, as if enthroned. Often implies a sense of self-importance or immovability.

• 会かい議ぎ室しつの真まん中なかに部ぶ長ちょうが鎮ちん座ざしていて、誰だれも近ちかづけなかった。

  The department head was planted right in the middle of the meeting room, and nobody could approach him.

• 机つくえの上うえに大おおきな辞じ書しょが鎮ちん座ざしている。

  A huge dictionary is sitting prominently on the desk.