Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 上座(かみざ) in Japanese

上座
Kana Reading
かみざ, じょうざ
Romaji
kamiza, jōza
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour
    Example sentence
    上座自分着いた Father took his place at the head of the table.

Examples of 上座, かみざ, じょうざ in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

10 strokes

squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit

On'Yomi: ザ

Kun'Yomi: すわ.る

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JLPT 5

3 strokes

above, up

On'Yomi: ジョウ, ショウ, シャン

Kun'Yomi: うえ, -うえ, うわ-, かみ, あ.げる, -あ.げる, あ.がる, -あ.がる, あ.がり, -あ.がり, のぼ.る, のぼ.り, のぼ.せる, のぼ.す, よ.す

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