上座

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Chinese

up; on; on top
up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
 
seat; base; stand
seat; base; stand; measure word for large, solid things
 
simp. and trad.
(上座)

Pronunciation 1


Noun

上座

  1. (literary) seat of honor

Pronunciation 2


Verb

上座

  1. to take one's seat
  2. (of restaurants, theatres, etc.) to have customers come in continuously

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
かみ
Grade: 1

Grade: 6
yutōyomi

Noun

(かみ)() (kamiza

  1. seat of honor
    Antonym: 下座 (shimoza)
  2. (theater) the right side of the stage as viewed from the audience; stage left
    Synonym: 上手 (kamite)
    Antonym: 下座 (shimoza)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
じょう
Grade: 1

Grade: 6
on'yomi

Noun

(じょう)() (jōza

  1. seat of honor; a seat at the head of the table
    Antonym: 下座 (geza)
  2. (religion) an experienced priest who leads a religious organization
  3. (Buddhism) chief priest, senior priest; one of the sankō, the three priests who administer certain Buddhist temples
    Hypernym: 三綱 (sankō)
  4. (Zen Buddhism) one of the ranks for monks in the Sōtō school of Zen Buddhism

See also