座 / squat

Kanji for squat, seat, or cushion.

Readings

Type	Reading	Notes
On (音)	ザ	Sino-Japanese readings — common in compounds.
Kun (訓)	すわ.る	Native Japanese readings — common standalone or with okurigana.

座 carries the meaning squat, seat, or cushion.

銀座ぎんざGinza

胡座あぐらsitting cross-legged

座禅ざぜんzazen

座るすわるto sit / to have a seat / to be seated

正座せいざseiza / kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles