座り込み|すわりこみsuwarikomi[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. nounsit-in (protest); sit-down (strike)
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym座り込みストライキNeutralA sit-down strike: workers occupy the workplace and refuse to leave. Narrower than 「座り込み」, being limited to labor disputes.
  • Synonym座りこみNeutral「込み」 written in kana instead of the kanji; same meaning, a bit more casual.
  • Synonym坐り込みWrittenAn old-style spelling with 「坐」, found in older newspapers; the meaning is unchanged.
  • Synonym座込NeutralOkurigana omitted altogether; same meaning. Seen in official documents and headlines.
  • Related座込みNeutralThe same word with the okurigana dropped; identical meaning. Common in newspaper headlines.
  • Related坐込みWrittenAn old-style written spelling using 「坐」; the meaning is the same, but it is rarely seen today.

To protest by sitting in place and refusing to leave, use 「座り込み」 (e.g. 「座り込みを続ける」); it can also mean simply plopping down. For labor disputes use 「座り込みストライキ」; the rest are just spelling variants.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 立たった状態じょうたいから座すわる動作どうさを指さす。動作どうさ過程かていが着目ちゃくもくされ、しばしば、立ち上たちあがりと対置たいちされる。
  2. 座すわった状態じょうたいをしばらく続つづけること。(前ぜん義ぎ)座り込すわりこみ動作どうさ完了かんりょうの状態じょうたいが継続けいぞくすること。座すわってその場ばに留とまること。しばしば、迷惑めいわく行為こういとして捉とらえられる。
  3. (語義ごぎ2より転てんじて)抗議こうぎ相手あいてに要求ようきゅうを飲のませるため、抗議こうぎの意いを抗議こうぎ相手あいてまたは第三者だいさんしゃに示しめすため、もしくは抗議こうぎ相手あいてに打撃だげきを与あたえるために、座すわってその場所ばしょに留とまる抗議こうぎ行動こうどう。
  4. 「すわりこむ」の連用形れんようけい。
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