胡座

Japanese

Kanji in this term
胡	座

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.

Noun

胡座 (hiragana あぐら, romaji agura)

1. cross-legged sitting

See also

• 跪座 (きざ, kiza)
• 正座 (せいざ, seiza)