How to say 'Sitting' in Japanese | あぐら

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The Japanese word for Sitting is 'Agura', written as あぐら in Japanese.

word

あぐら

Meaning

Sitting

Reading

Agura

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'あぐら' refers to a traditional sitting posture where one sits cross-legged on the floor, often used in informal or relaxed settings. This posture is common in Japan, especially when sitting on tatami mats. For example: he sat cross-legged「彼はあぐらをかいた」(かれはあぐらをかいた). She sat cross-legged on the tatami mat「彼女は畳の上であぐらをかいた」(かのじょはたたみのうえであぐらをかいた). The term can also imply a relaxed or informal attitude, as in 'あぐらをかく' (to sit cross-legged), which metaphorically means to take things easy or be complacent.

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

4205

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word あぐら

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

あ

Reading

hiragana

ぐ

Reading

hiragana

ら

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'Agura' means 'Sitting' .

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