Keyword
sitting around an earth pillar
Info
FrequencyTop 2200-2300
Type
Jinmeiyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-1
Heisig2861
Readings
すわ
(79%)
(19%)
Composed of
earth
two people
Mnemonic

A pictograph of two people who are sitting around a pillar made out of earth.

Used in kanji (3 in total)
to sit
sprain
swelling of the lymph glands
Used in vocabulary (69 in total)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
Examples (1 in total)
He sat surrounded by his family.