着座|ちゃくざchakuza[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbtaking a seat
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 着座する（ちゃくざする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 着座します（ちゃくざします） |
| Negative (nai) | 着座しない（ちゃくざしない） |
| polite (masen) | 着座しません（ちゃくざしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 着座せず・着座せぬ（ちゃくざせず・ちゃくざせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 着座した（ちゃくざした） |
| polite (mashita) | 着座しました（ちゃくざしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 着座しなかった（ちゃくざしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 着座しませんでした（ちゃくざしませんでした） |
| Te form | 着座して（ちゃくざして） |
| Potential | 着座できる（ちゃくざできる） |
| Passive | 着座される（ちゃくざされる） |
| Causative | 着座させる（ちゃくざさせる） |
| Causative passive | 着座させられる（ちゃくざさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 着座すれば（ちゃくざすれば） |
| tara | 着座したら（ちゃくざしたら） |
| Volitional | 着座しよう（ちゃくざしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 着座しましょう（ちゃくざしましょう） |
| Imperative | 着座しろ（ちゃくざしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym腰掛けるこしかけるCasualColloquial verb for sitting down on something raised like a chair or step; everyday in tone, without the official, businesslike feel of 「着座」.
- Synonym座るすわるNeutralThe everyday word for sitting, whether on a chair or the floor; far more common and completely neutral, with none of the formality of 「着座」.
- Synonym着席ちゃくせきFormalFormal word for taking one's seat, as in 「ご着席ください」; more widely used than 「着座」, though both mean sitting down in one's seat.
- Synonym座り込むすわりこむNeutralMeans sitting down, but also sitting put or staging a sit-in, often casual or stubborn in feel; 「着座」 is just settling into a seat, in formal or technical contexts.
- Synonym座するざするWrittenWritten-style word for sitting; seen in 「座して待つ」 (sit and wait without moving), and can also mean being implicated; 「着座」 is the act of taking a seat.
- Synonym座すざすWrittenArchaic written equivalent of 「座する」, likewise covering being implicated; rarely used today — say 「座る」 in everyday speech.
- Antonym起立きりつFormalFormal antonym meaning to stand up, not limited to rising from a seat and often used as a command; opposes 「着座」 in the sit-versus-stand contrast.
- Antonym立位りついWrittenWritten term for the standing position, mainly in medical and nursing contexts; it only contrasts with 「着座」 as standing versus sitting.
Use 「着座」 for taking a seat in formal settings — ceremonies, vehicle seat testing — in written style; today 「着席」 is the usual choice. In daily speech say 「座る」. The opposite is 「起立」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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