ざ
座
ぜん
禅

noun

Buddhist term.
  1. zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ざ
座
ぜん
禅
 座禅 ざぜん ✔
ざ
坐
ぜん
禅
 坐禅 ざぜん

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)
Zen, silent meditation
ゼン　しずか　ゆず.る (9th, N1)
cult, showing radical (no. 113)
シ
simple, one, single
タン　ひとえ (4th, N3)
fasten, halt, stop
リュウ　ル　と.める (Kentei 1)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)