noun, takes genitive case の

  1. (by) one's side, nearby location, place close to one's person, area by one's hand.

noun

Honorific or respectful language. Epistolary style; sometimes also used as the name of the recipient.
  1. you.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
座右 ざゆう
座右 ざう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

squat, seat, cushion
ザ すわ.る (6th, N3)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
sit
すわ.る ザ おわす (Kentei Pre-1)
two people
ショウ ジュウ ジュ (Kentei 1)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
right
みぎ ウ ユウ (1st, N5)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)