座ります（すわります、suwarimaす）
- to sit down

The Japanese word 座ります (すわります) means "to sit" or "to be seated". It describes the action of a person lowering themselves onto a chair, the floor, or any other surface in a sitting position. It implies a state of rest or taking a position that involves the buttocks being supported by something. The word can be used both transitively and intransitively. It focuses on the action of sitting itself.

⚫︎椅子に座ります。 Translation: I will sit on the chair. ⚫︎公園のベンチに座りました。 Translation: I sat on the park bench. ⚫︎静かに座ってください。 Translation: Please sit quietly.

⚫︎You use 座ります when you want to express the act of sitting down. ⚫︎It is a common verb used in everyday conversation. ⚫︎It is appropriate for both formal and informal situations, depending on the context and the level of politeness used. ⚫︎When giving instructions, it can be used in the imperative form, such as 座りなさい (sit down - informal) or 座ってください (please sit down - polite). ⚫︎When describing a location and someone sitting, you would often use the verb with a particle to indicate where they are sitting, such as に (ni, at/on/in) or で (de, at/on/in).

⚫︎The verb 座ります is typically written in hiragana as すわります. ⚫︎The kanji form is 座ります, and it is usually used in formal writing. ⚫︎The okurigana (the hiragana that follows the kanji) is consistent: ります.

There aren't many direct synonyms for "to sit" in Japanese. Related words would include: ⚫︎着席します（ちゃくせきします）- to take a seat, more formal. ⚫︎Depending on context, you might also use a phrase that implies sitting, such as 腰を下ろします（こしをおろします）- to sit down (literally, "to lower one's hips").

⚫︎立ちます（たちます） - to stand ⚫︎起きます（おきます）- to get up, to wake up

会議が始まる前に、席に座ってください。 ・Translation: Please sit in your seat before the meeting starts. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 座って (te-form of 座ります) in a polite instruction to sit down.

疲れたので、そこで少しの間座って休憩します。 ・Translation: I'm tired, so I'll sit there for a little while and take a rest. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 座って to indicate the action of sitting to rest.

The kanji 座 means "seat" or "to sit." The verb itself comes from the combination of this kanji and the verb suffix ります which is a conjugation of the verb.