上座

じょうざ

Also written かみざ

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, の-adjective chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table

Kanji

• 上 up. Read as ジョウ.
• 座 seat. Read as ザ.

Example sentences

• 彼は食卓の上座についた。
  He sat at the head of the table.
• 父は上座の自分の席に着いた。
  Father took his place at the head of the table.
• 父はテーブルの上座の自分の席に着いた。
  Father took his place at the head of the table.
• 父はテーブルの上座の自席に着いた。
  Father took his place at the head of the table.
• 父はテーブルの上座の自分の席に着いて、お祈りを始めた。
  Father took his place at the head of the table and began to say grace.

Common phrases

• 上座に座る

Words containing 上座

• 上座部 (じょうざぶ) Sthaviravada (early Buddhist movement)
• 上座部仏教 (じょうざぶぶっきょう) Theravada Buddhism

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