座
ざ · za
Seat, place
- position, status
- gathering, party, company, atmosphere (of a gathering)
- stand, pedestal, platform
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電車に乗ると座れます。
でんしゃにのるとすわれます。
If you get on the train, you can sit.
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朝の通勤電車で座れて、ラッキーだった。
あさのつうきんでんしゃですわれて、らっきーだった。
I got a seat on the morning commuter train, so I was lucky.
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始発駅から乗らないと、座れることはまずない。
しはつえきからのらないと、すわれることはまずない。
Unless you board from the origin station, you almost never get a seat.
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振込先の口座番号を、お調べします。
ふりこみさきのこうざばんごうを、おしらべします。
I will look up the account number for the transfer.
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What does 座 mean?
Seat, place. It can also mean: position, status; gathering, party, company, atmosphere (of a gathering); stand, pedestal, platform.
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ざ (za). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
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