着席|ちゃくせきchakuseki[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbtaking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
    どうぞご着席ちゃくせきください、みなさん。↗
    Please be seated, ladies and gentlemen.
Conjugation
Dictionary form着席する(ちゃくせきする)
Polite (masu)着席します(ちゃくせきします)
Negative (nai)着席しない(ちゃくせきしない)
polite (masen)着席しません(ちゃくせきしません)
classical zu / nu着席せず・着席せぬ(ちゃくせきせず・ちゃくせきせぬ)
Past (ta)着席した(ちゃくせきした)
polite (mashita)着席しました(ちゃくせきしました)
Past negative (nakatta)着席しなかった(ちゃくせきしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)着席しませんでした(ちゃくせきしませんでした)
Te form着席して(ちゃくせきして)
Potential着席できる(ちゃくせきできる)
Passive着席される(ちゃくせきされる)
Causative着席させる(ちゃくせきさせる)
Causative passive着席させられる(ちゃくせきさせられる)
Conditional (ba)着席すれば(ちゃくせきすれば)
tara着席したら(ちゃくせきしたら)
Volitional着席しよう(ちゃくせきしよう)
polite (mashou)着席しましょう(ちゃくせきしましょう)
Imperative着席しろ(ちゃくせきしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym着座ちゃくざWrittenA noun for taking a seat, synonymous with 「着席」 but more written/formal and less common; to ask people to be seated, 「着席」 is the usual word.
  • Synonym座るすわるNeutralThe everyday, most common verb for sitting, also covering kneeling and assuming a post. 「着席」 refers only to taking one's seat and sounds more formal.
  • Related腰掛けるこしかけるNeutralTo sit on something raised — a chair, stone, or steps — with the legs hanging down. 「着席」 is formal, used for taking one's seat at meetings and ceremonies.
  • Related座り込むすわりこむNeutralTo sit down heavily or settle into a seat and stay there; can also mean a sit-in protest. 「着席」 is for formally taking one's seat.
  • Related座するざするWrittenA written/formal word for sitting, as in 「座して待つ」, with an added sense of being implicated; 「着席」 covers only taking one's seat.
  • Related座すざすWrittenA written/formal verb for sitting, an older form of 「座する」 rarely used today; for formal seating, 「着席」 is the standard word.
  • Antonym起立きりつNeutralStanding up; pairs with 「着席」 as its opposite in rising versus sitting, as in the classroom command 「起立、礼、着席」.
  • Antonym離席りせきWrittenTemporarily leaving one's seat; the opposite of 「着席」, used mainly in written/formal prose for meetings, exams, and offices.

Use 「着席」 for formally taking a seat at meetings and ceremonies, as in 「ご着席ください」. For everyday sitting, say 「座る」; for perching on a chair edge or steps, 「腰掛ける」; for sitting down and staying put, 「座り込む」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 席せきに座すわること。
Kanji in this word
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