据わる
すわる
Meanings
- Godan verb, Intransitive to hold still; to hold in place; to hold steady; to stay (in one spot) See also: 首がすわる (くびがすわる).
- to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to compose (oneself) See also: 腹が据わる (はらがすわる).
- to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed; to become set; to become still See also: 目が据わる (めがすわる).
- to be applied (of a stamp); to be affixed (of a seal)
Kanji
- 据 install. Read as すわる.
Example sentences
- 彼は腹が据わっている。
He has guts. - 男でも女でも腹が据わっているってのはカッコいいですよね。
People are cool when they're gutsy, doesn't matter if they're men or women.
Common phrases
- 肝が据わる (きもがすわる) to have guts
Related forms
- 据える (すえる) to place (in position) (transitive partner)