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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A traditional formal way of sitting in Japan, by kneeling with the legs folded underneath the thighs and the buttocks resting on the heels, with ankles turned outward..
She arranged herself with her legs folded beneath her, spine erect, echoing “seiza”, the Japanese sitting position adopted in formal situations.
Use seiza when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Seiza means A traditional formal way of sitting in Japan, by kneeling with the legs folded underneath the thighs and the buttocks resting on the heels, with ankles turned outward..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
She arranged herself with her legs folded beneath her, spine erect, echoing “seiza”, the Japanese sitting position adopted in formal situations.
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