座
Sit, Seat
On’yomi: ざ
Kun’yomi: すわ.る
Radicals: Mullet + Person + Grave
Meaning: Sit, Seat
A person with a mullet takes a seat to sit on a grave. This mullet person doesn’t respect the dead much, so he has no qualms taking a seat on this grave.
Imagine yourself sitting on this grave. Feel the cold stone on the seat of your pants as the wind whips through the long locks of your flowing mullet.
Reading: ざ
But unexpectedly, this person with a mullet is also a wizard (ざ). The reason the wizard is resting his seat on the grave and taking the time to sit down is because he is using a spell to raise the dead. This wizard is truly nefarious.
Imagine seeing this wizard in a graveyard. He’s casting magic and raising the dead. Hear the incantations he chants as the bodies raise from the ground.
Related Vocabulary
正座 せいざ Seiza, Traditional Japanese Sitting
- 正 (Correct) + 座 (Sit, Seat)
座禅 ざぜん Zen Meditation
- 座 (Sit, Seat) + 禅 (Zen, Zen Buddhism)
座席 ざせき Seat
- 座 (Sit, Seat) + 席 (Seat)
星座 せいざ Constellation
- 星 (Star) + 座 (Sit, Seat)
銀座 ぎんざ Ginza
- 銀 (Silver) + 座 (Sit, Seat)