座席|ざせきzaseki[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounseat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
   鞄かばんを座席ざせきの下したに置おいてください。↗

   Stick the bag down under the seat.

• Synonym席せきNeutralThe most common word; it also covers seats at a banquet and posts or positions, while 「座席」 mainly means a seat on transport or in a theater or hall.
• Synonym座ざNeutralCan mean a seat, but also one's status or position and the mood of a gathering, as in 「座が白ける」; 「座席」 is only the seat itself.
• SynonymシートNeutralA loanword for the seat itself, the physical thing you sit on, used mostly in cars and planes, as in 「チャイルドシート」.
• Related椅子いすNeutralThe chair as a piece of furniture, and figuratively a post or position; 「座席」 is a seat provided in a public setting such as a vehicle, theater, or hall.
• Related腰掛けこしかけNeutralA stool or bench, any place to sit, and figuratively a temporary job; 「座席」 is a proper, formal seat.
• Antonym立ち席たちせきNeutralStanding room or a standing ticket, where you ride or watch standing up; the opposite of 「座席」, which comes with a seat.

Use 「座席」 for a seat in a vehicle, theater, or other venue. For seats in general say 「席」; for the seat itself in a car or plane, 「シート」; for the furniture, 「椅子」; for standing room, 「立ち席」.

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1. 座すわる場所ばしょ。