座る
すわる
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to kneel (on the floor)
Meaning
- to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to kneel (on the floor)
- to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
- to hold steady; to hold still
Example sentences
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People are cool when they're gutsy, doesn't matter if they're men or women.
そういえば、電車の中で隣に座ったほろ酔いのおっさんに、自分の俳句を見て欲しいと言われたことがある。
Now that I think of it, I've been asked to look at a haiku he'd written by the tipsy bloke sitting next to me on the train.
このため、会談の席の配置では米国と相対して座る場所を求めた。
So they sought a place such that the conference seating would have them facing the Americans.