着席|ちゃくせきchakuseki[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbtaking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
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.
- 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
- 席に座ること。


