seiza

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14
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5

Definition of seiza

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable)A traditional formal way of sitting in Japan, by kneeling with the legs folded underneath the thighs and the buttocks resting on the heels, with ankles turned outward.
    “She arranged herself with her legs folded beneath her, spine erect, echoing “seiza”, the Japanese sitting position adopted in formal situations.”

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Etymology

From Japanese 正座 (seiza, literally “proper sitting”).

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