跪座

Japanese

Kanji in this term
跪	座
き Hyōgai	ざ Grade: 6
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
跪坐

跪座の男: terracotta figure of a man kneeling

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʲiza̠]

Noun

跪(き)座(ざ) • (kiza) 

1. kneeling with one's toes touching the ground

See also

• 正座(せいざ) (seiza, “sitting with legs folded under oneself”)
• 座法(ざほう) (zahō, “way of sitting”)

Verb

跪(き)座(ざ)する • (kiza suru) suru (stem 跪(き)座(ざ)し (kiza shi), past 跪(き)座(ざ)した (kiza shita))

1. to kneel with one's toes touching the ground
2. to genuflect; to kneel (before someone)

   Synonym: 跪く (hizamazuku)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "跪座する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	跪座し	跪座 shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	跪座し	跪座 shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	跪座する	跪座 suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	跪座する	跪座 suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	跪座すれ	跪座 sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	跪座せよ¹ 跪座しろ²	跪座 seyo¹ 跪座 shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	跪座される	跪座 sareru
Causative	跪座させる 跪座さす	跪座 saseru 跪座 sasu
Potential	跪座できる	跪座 dekiru
Volitional	跪座しよう	跪座 shiyō
Negative	跪座しない	跪座 shinai
Negative continuative	跪座せず	跪座 sezu
Formal	跪座します	跪座 shimasu
Perfective	跪座した	跪座 shita
Conjunctive	跪座して	跪座 shite
Hypothetical conditional	跪座すれば	跪座 sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative