(ちんざ)

ちんざ
noun, suru verb
enshrinement (of a deity); sitting imposingly
自動詞 intransitiveformalexistence
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present鎮座(ちんざ)する鎮座(ちんざ)しない
Present polite鎮座(ちんざ)します鎮座(ちんざ)しません
Past鎮座(ちんざ)した鎮座(ちんざ)しなかった
Past polite鎮座(ちんざ)しました鎮座(ちんざ)しませんでした
て form鎮座(ちんざ)して鎮座(ちんざ)しなくて
ている present鎮座(ちんざ)している鎮座(ちんざ)していない
ている polite鎮座(ちんざ)しています鎮座(ちんざ)していません
ている past鎮座(ちんざ)していた鎮座(ちんざ)していなかった
ている past polite鎮座(ちんざ)していました鎮座(ちんざ)していませんでした
Conditional ば鎮座(ちんざ)すれば鎮座(ちんざ)しなければ
Conditional たら鎮座(ちんざ)したら鎮座(ちんざ)しなかったら
Volitional鎮座(ちんざ)しよう
Volitional polite鎮座(ちんざ)しましょう
Potential鎮座(ちんざ)できる鎮座(ちんざ)できない
Passive鎮座(ちんざ)される鎮座(ちんざ)されない
Causative鎮座(ちんざ)させる鎮座(ちんざ)させない
Imperative鎮座(ちんざ)しろ鎮座(ちんざ)するな
1. enshrinement of a deity; a deity residing at a shrine
The state of a deity being enshrined and residing at a particular location. Used in Shinto contexts for the formal installation or presence of a god at a shrine.
この神社(じんじゃ)天照大神(あまてらすおおみかみ)鎮座(ちんざ)している
The sun goddess Amaterasu is enshrined at this shrine.
(やま)(いただき)(ふる)から鎮座(ちんざ)する(やしろ)(たず)ねた
I visited a shrine that has been enshrined on the mountaintop since ancient times.
This shrine, enshrined since the Heian period, is deeply revered by the local people.
2. sitting imposingly; being placed prominently
Used figuratively or humorously for something large or important sitting or placed prominently in a location, as if enshrined.
A large sofa sits imposingly in the middle of the living room.
A huge monitor sits prominently on the desk.
On the top shelf, a large trophy that no one was allowed to touch sat imposingly.

Usage: 鎮座(ちんざ) has two distinct uses. In its original Shinto meaning, it describes a deity being enshrined at a location. In its figurative meaning, it humorously describes something large or important sitting prominently, as if it were a deity enshrined in place.

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The figurative use (sense 2) adds a humorous or dramatic tone to descriptions of large, immovable objects taking up space.