胡座

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Contents 1 Japanese 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 See also

[edit] Japanese

Kanji in this term
胡	座

[edit] Etymology

胡 (“‘non-Han people, particularly Turks and Mongols and other Central Asians’”) + 座 (“‘sitting’”).

Equivalent to Indian style, in referring to the sitting habits of plains-dwelling nomads.

[edit] Noun

胡座 (hiragana あぐら, romaji agura)

1. cross-legged sitting

[edit] See also

• 跪座 (きざ, kiza)
• 正座 (せいざ, seiza)