1.
way of sitting; sitting posture; manner of sitting
The manner or style in which a person sits. In Japanese culture, there are several distinct sitting styles, and the appropriate one depends on the setting and level of formality.
座り方が悪いと腰を痛める。
If your sitting posture is bad, you'll hurt your back.
正しい座り方を心がけている。
I try to maintain proper sitting posture.
和室での座り方にはマナーがあり、正座が正式とされている。
There are manners for how to sit in a Japanese-style room, and seiza is considered the formal way.
Compound of 座り (sitting, from 座る) and 方 (way, method). The 方 suffix is productive and attaches to verb stems to mean "way of doing."
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 正しい座り方: correct sitting posture
- 座り方が悪い: poor sitting posture
- 座り方を直す: to fix one's sitting posture
- 椅子の座り方: how to sit in a chair
CULTURAL NOTE:
Japanese culture distinguishes several sitting styles:
- 正座: kneeling with legs folded underneath — the most formal
- 胡座: cross-legged — casual, traditionally masculine
- 横座り: sitting with legs to one side — traditionally feminine
- 体育座り: sitting with knees up and arms around them — used in school gymnasiums