| 座敷 | ざしき | tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends) | |
| 座 | ざ | seat; place; position; status | |
| 銀座 | ぎんざ | Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period) | n3 |
| 一座 | いちざ | the whole company; the party; all those present; everyone in attendance | |
| 講座 | こうざ | course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.) | n2 |
| 座る | すわる | to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to kneel (on the floor) | n5 |
| 当座 | とうざ | (for) the time being; (for) the present; (for) the moment; immediate | n1 |
| 即座 | そくざ | immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu; instant | n2 |
| 座席 | ざせき | seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating | n2 |
| 座蒲団 | ざぶとん | zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular | |
| 御座る | ござる | to be; to come; to go; to be (somewhere) | |
| お座敷 | おざしき | tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko | |
| 口座 | こうざ | account (e.g. bank) | n2 |
| 座談 | ざだん | conversation; discussion | |
| 座布団 | ざぶとん | zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular | |
| 上座 | かみざ | chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table | |
| 歌舞伎座 | かぶきざ | kabuki troupe; kabuki theater (theatre); Kabuki-za (theatre in Tokyo) | |
| 星座 | せいざ | constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign | n1 |
| 座す | ざす | to sit; to squat; to be implicated | |
| 高座 | こうざ | platform; stage; upper seat; pulpit | n2 |
| 下座 | げざ | coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat | |
| 王座 | おうざ | throne; first place; top spot; championship | |
| 正座 | せいざ | seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles | n2 |
| 小座敷 | こざしき | small tatami room; extension of the main room of a home (in traditional palatial-style architecture); room smaller than four and a half tatami (in tea ceremony) | |
| 座右 | ざゆう | (by) one's side; place close to one's person; place within arm's reach; used in letters to refer to the recipient indirectly or written beside an addressee's name to show respect | |
| 対座 | たいざ | sitting opposite each other | |
| 座頭 | ざがしら | leader of a troupe | |
| 鎮座 | ちんざ | enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down | |
| 土下座 | どげざ | kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself | |
| 座興 | ざきょう | entertainment (at a party); amusement; fun; trick | |
| 満座 | まんざ | the whole assembly; the full house; whole group; everyone | |
| 車座 | くるまざ | sitting in a circle | |
| 座禅 | ざぜん | zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position) | n1 |
| 台座 | だいざ | pedestal | |
| 中座 | ちゅうざ | leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.) | |
| 玉座 | ぎょくざ | throne | |
| 端座 | たんざ | sitting upright (properly) | |
| 胡座 | あぐら | sitting cross-legged | n1 |
| 列座 | れつざ | attendance; presence | |
| 座中 | ざちゅう | gathering; theatrical troupe | |
| 楽座 | らくざ | free markets and open guilds; way of sitting on the ground with the sole of both feet pressed together | |
| お座なり | おざなり | perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash | |
| 座敷牢 | ざしきろう | room for confining criminals or lunatics (Edo period) | |
| 円座 | えんざ | round straw mat; sitting in a circle | |
| 座り | すわり | sitting; stability | |
| 末座 | まつざ | lowest seat | |
| 座標 | ざひょう | coordinate; coordinates | n2 |
| 前座 | ぜんざ | opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer | |
| 座主 | ざす | temple's head priest | |
| 座ぶとん | ざぶとん | zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular | |
| 同座 | どうざ | sitting together; the same theater (theatre); involvement; entanglement | |
| 着座 | ちゃくざ | taking a seat | |
| 座長 | ざちょう | chairman; leader of a troupe; proprietor of a theatrical company | |
| 座員 | ざいん | member of a theatrical troupe | |
| 長座 | ちょうざ | long stay | |
| 即座に | そくざに | immediately; right away; on the spot | |
| 表座敷 | おもてざしき | front room; parlor; parlour; living room | |
| 運座 | うんざ | poetic meeting | |
| 貸座敷 | かしざしき | tatami-mat room rented out for meetings, meals, etc.; place for assignations; (Edo-period) brothel | |
| 座談会 | ざだんかい | symposium; round-table discussion | n1 |
| 首座 | しゅざ | seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table; head | |
| 双子座 | ふたござ | Gemini (constellation); the Twins | |
| 金座 | きんざ | Edo-period gold mint | |
| 御座所 | ござしょ | abode (of a nobleman or emperor); Imperial chamber | |
| 座する | ざする | to sit; to squat; to be implicated | |
| 安座 | あんざ | sitting calmly; sitting comfortably; sitting cross-legged; being at ease | |
| 座り込む | すわりこむ | to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move) | |
| 乙女座 | おとめざ | Virgo (constellation); the Virgin | |
| 水瓶座 | みずがめざ | Aquarius (constellation); the Water Carrier; the Water Bearer | |
| 座元 | ざもと | theater proprietor; theatre proprietor; producer | |
| 蟹座 | かにざ | Cancer (constellation); the Crab | |
| 射手座 | いてざ | Sagittarius (constellation); the Archer | |
| 魚座 | うおざ | Pisces (constellation); the Fish; the Fishes; fishmongers' guild | |
| 山羊座 | やぎざ | Capricornus (constellation); Capricorn; the Goat | |
| 獅子座 | ししざ | Leo (constellation); the Lion; Buddha's seat; seat of a high monk | |
| 静座 | せいざ | sitting calmly and quietly (i.e. in order to meditate) | n1 |
| 天秤座 | てんびんざ | Libra (constellation); the Scales | |
| 高御座 | たかみくら | Imperial throne | |
| 蠍座 | さそりざ | Scorpio (constellation); the Scorpion | |
| 座右の銘 | ざゆうのめい | favourite motto; pet saying | |
| 連座 | れんざ | implication (in a crime); involvement; sitting in a row (in the same seat) | |
| 銀座線 | ぎんざせん | Tokyo Metro Ginza Line | |
| 神座 | しんざ | place where there is a god or spirit; place containing the sacred object of a shrine | |
| おひつじ座 | おひつじざ | Aries (constellation); the Ram | |
| 座学 | ざがく | classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture; desk study | |
| しし座 | ししざ | Leo (constellation); the Lion; Buddha's seat; seat of a high monk | |
| 座像 | ざぞう | seated figure (e.g. of Buddha); sedentary statue; sedentary image | |
| 退座 | たいざ | leaving one's seat | |
| やぎ座 | やぎざ | Capricornus (constellation); Capricorn; the Goat | |
| さそり座 | さそりざ | Scorpio (constellation); the Scorpion | |
| かに座 | かにざ | Cancer (constellation); the Crab | |
| おとめ座 | おとめざ | Virgo (constellation); the Virgin | |
| てんびん座 | てんびんざ | Libra (constellation); the Scales | |
| おうし座 | おうしざ | Taurus (constellation); the Bull | |
| 磐座 | いわくら | dwelling place of a deity (usu. in reference to a large rock) | |
| 遷座 | せんざ | relocation of a shrine; transfer of an object of worship | |
| 上座部 | じょうざぶ | Sthaviravada (early Buddhist movement) | |
| 夏座敷 | なつざしき | room arranged for the summer (by removing screens and doors to improve air flow) | |
| 居座る | いすわる | to remain; to stay (somewhere) | |
| 御座船 | ござぶね | boat reserved for nobles; pleasure boat | |