The story
- Japanese · borrowed from正座
- English todayseiza
From Japanese 正座 (seiza, literally “proper sitting”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
seiza
Today it 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. Full definition →
Japanese 正座