How to say sitting in Japanese

座り☆【すわりsuwari】坐り

noun:

  • sitting
  • stability

Example Sentences

そういえばsouieba、電車denshaのno中nakaでde隣tonariにni座ったsuwattaほろ酔いhoroyoiのnoおっさんossanにni、自分jibunのno俳句haikuをwo見てmite欲しいhoshiiとto言われたiwaretaことがあるkotogaaru。
Now that I think of it, I've been asked to look at a haiku he'd written by the tipsy bloke sitting next to me on the train.
チャブ台CHABUdaiをwo囲んでkakonde一家団欒ikkadanranしているshiteiru。
The family is sitting in a happy circle around the dining table.
お祖母さんobaasanがga座布団zabutonのno上ueにniちんまりとchinmaritoすわっていましたsuwatteimashita。
The old woman was snugly sitting on a cushion.
老人roujinはha腕組みudegumiをwoしてshite座っていたsuwatteita。
The old man was sitting with his arms folded.
隣tonariにni座ったsuwatta男の人otokonohitoがgaウイスキーUISUKIIのnoにおいnioiをwoプンプンとPUNPUNtoさせてsasete、がまんgamanできなかったdekinakatta。
I just couldn't put up with the man smelling of whisky sitting next to me.

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