坐
ザ, サ, すわ.る, おわす, そぞろに, まします

sit

JLPT0 G13 S0 F2337

As per 从# a variant form of 從 (people in close formation) + 土 earth → people seated in a circle on the ground → *sit* → *be inactive*; *be* → *go*; *come* (← go/come, seated in a conveyance). *Somehow* and *somewhat* are borrowed meanings. The ancient pronunciation of the character suggests that the ground intended by 土 was specifically a hill or pile of earth; compare 垂 堆 墜 and 墮.

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