Meanings
Noun
1. seat; place
2. position; status
3. gathering; party; company; atmosphere (of a gathering)
4. stand; pedestal; platform
5. (historical) trade guild
Suffix
6. attaches to the names of constellations
7. attaches to the names of theatres, cinemas and theatrical troupes
Counter
Suffix
8. counter for theatres, deities, Buddhist images, tall mountains, and satokagura songs
Alt. forms
Kanji used
to sit
Pitch accent
Top 2900
Used in vocabulary (323 in total)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
Examples (4 in total)
This is a direct broadcast from the Showa theater.
I want to be at the top of the company.
He was the champion for three years.
Mr Koizumi succeeded Mr Mori as prime minister.