座位

Chinese
 
seat; base; stand
seat; base; stand; measure word for large, solid things
 
position; location; (measure word for persons)
position; location; (measure word for persons); place; seat
simp. and trad.
(座位)		 座 位
alternative forms 坐位

Pronunciation

Noun

座位

  1. seat (something to sit on) (Classifier: 個／个)
  2. place (vacancy or available position) (Classifier: 個／个)
  3. seating arrangements
  4. sitting sex position (Classifier: 個／个)

Synonyms
  • (something to sit on):
  • (sitting arrangements): 座次 (zuòcì)

Derived terms

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (座位):
  • → Japanese: 座位(ざい) (zai)
  • → Korean: 좌위(座位) (jwawi)

Japanese
Kanji in this term
座 位
ざ
Grade: 6		 い
Grade: 4
goon on’yomi
Alternative spelling
坐位

Etymology

Middle Chinese 座位 (MC dzwaH hwijH).

Pronunciation

Noun

座(ざ)位(い) • (zai) ←ざゐ (zawi)?

  1. seat
  2. posing of sitting
  3. sitting sex position

Derived terms
  • 座(ざ)位(い)分(ぶん)娩(べん) (zai bunben)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
座位

Noun

座位 • (jwawi) (hangeul 좌위)

  1. Hanja form? of 좌위.
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