座り込む

Meaning

1. v5mvi
   to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down
2. v5mvi
   to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)

Example sentences

• 彼はいすにどっかと座りこんだ。

  He settled himself in a chair.

• 電車に乗ろうとして階段を駆け下りたら、足がつっちゃって、階段の途中で座り込んでしまった。

  My leg cramped up as I ran down the stairs to catch a train, and I had to sit down right there in the middle of the stairway.

• 息を切らして座り込んだ。

  I was out of breath and sat down.