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正座 is an exact match with one form of the following word:
正座
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Reading : せいざ   
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 6 (among the 15,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 71,892 which gives a rank of 11,279
正座 is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 58,000 (about 6,960,000 results)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 2653 (see iKnow! collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 37 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
ずっと
せいざ
正座
してた
から
あし
しびれちゃって
I've sat on my heels for so long my legs have fallen asleep.
ほんらい
本来
せいざ
正座
していただきます
きょう
今日
たいけん
体験
なので
あし
つか
れたら
すこ
くずしてもいいです
Usually you do need to sit on your knees, but since today is an experience, if your legs get tired, it's fine to stretch them out a little.
ずっと
せいざ
正座
していなければなりません

Do I need to sit on my knees the entire time?
正坐
BOOST
Reading : せいざ   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 58,000 (about 6,960,000 results)
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せいざ
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 218,000 (about 126,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 37 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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セイ   ショウ   ただしい correct   ただ to correct   まさ precise, exact   
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シ   とめる to stop   とまる to stop   
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ザ   すわ to sit   
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ザ   すわ to sit   
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
广
stony cliff
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