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词汇 seiza
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Definition of seiza in English:

seiza

noun ˈseɪzəˈsāzə
  • An upright kneeling position which is traditionally used in Japan in meditation and as part of the preparation in martial arts.

    (日本人打坐和武术准备动作中的)正坐;正跪

    we all scurried to the side of the dojo and sat in seiza
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Yamaguchi shouted and a hundred people stopped and slowly sat down in seiza.
    • When the Sensei and the students lined up sitting in seiza (formal Japanese sitting posture), Ted was surprised and became upset.
    • We practiced rolling, falling, sitting seiza [a formal kneeling position] and moving in shikko [moving from that formal kneeling position].
    • Beginning kata from seiza (kneeling position) not only trains one in the most basic of postures, but the position is also an important physical aspect of traditional Japanese culture.
    • The beginner's set, the Omori Ryu, consists of twelve kata, eleven beginning from the kneeling position called seiza, and one starting from a standing position.
    • All of the Omori ryu kata save one begin from the kneeling position of seiza.
    • Doshu sat down in seiza in front of him and with a big smile returned the bow.
    • When working on layouts I would crouch over a table a mere eleven and a half inches above the tatami - good thing I'm used to seiza!
    • We were sitting in seiza and he walked past us and then retraced his steps.
    • From Thursday to Sunday we sat in seiza for about ten hours a day, chanting a passage from a norito, putting as much of our entire being into it as possible.
    • The defender and attacker are sitting side by side, facing the same direction, in seiza.
    • I couldn't do seiza but I could sit with my legs crossed and I trained from there, in that way.
    • After we got up we sat down in front of the kamisama in seiza for 40 minutes and then practice began.
    • The other thing I admired was how he sat in seiza.
    • A bow from seiza (kneeling position) is most formal.

Origin

Japanese, from sei 'correct' + za 'sitting'.

Definition of seiza in US English:

seiza

nounˈsāzə
  • An upright kneeling position which is traditionally used in Japan in meditation and as part of the preparation in martial arts.

    (日本人打坐和武术准备动作中的)正坐;正跪

    we all scurried to the side of the dojo and sat in seiza
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I couldn't do seiza but I could sit with my legs crossed and I trained from there, in that way.
    • A bow from seiza (kneeling position) is most formal.
    • Yamaguchi shouted and a hundred people stopped and slowly sat down in seiza.
    • We practiced rolling, falling, sitting seiza [a formal kneeling position] and moving in shikko [moving from that formal kneeling position].
    • The other thing I admired was how he sat in seiza.
    • Doshu sat down in seiza in front of him and with a big smile returned the bow.
    • After we got up we sat down in front of the kamisama in seiza for 40 minutes and then practice began.
    • The defender and attacker are sitting side by side, facing the same direction, in seiza.
    • The beginner's set, the Omori Ryu, consists of twelve kata, eleven beginning from the kneeling position called seiza, and one starting from a standing position.
    • When the Sensei and the students lined up sitting in seiza (formal Japanese sitting posture), Ted was surprised and became upset.
    • When working on layouts I would crouch over a table a mere eleven and a half inches above the tatami - good thing I'm used to seiza!
    • From Thursday to Sunday we sat in seiza for about ten hours a day, chanting a passage from a norito, putting as much of our entire being into it as possible.
    • We were sitting in seiza and he walked past us and then retraced his steps.
    • Beginning kata from seiza (kneeling position) not only trains one in the most basic of postures, but the position is also an important physical aspect of traditional Japanese culture.
    • All of the Omori ryu kata save one begin from the kneeling position of seiza.

Origin

Japanese, from sei ‘correct’ + za ‘sitting’.

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