座禅 - zazen | eevy Japanese Dictionary

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彼かれは座禅ざぜんを組くんだ。

karewa zazen'o kunda.

He sat in Zen meditation.

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18 Variants Available

Essential 9 items

座禅ざぜんじゃない

zazenjanai

The negative form

1. Not zazen.; Not sitting meditation.

★ Common

Noun

#1366319

座禅ざぜんだった

zazendatta

The past form

1. Was zazen.

★ Common

Noun

#785130

座禅ざぜんで

zazende

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. Sitting in zazen; By sitting in zazen

★ Common

Noun

#243545

座禅ざぜんの

zazenno

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Zen meditation; Of Zen meditation

★ Common

Noun

#197375

座禅ざぜんじゃありません

zazenjārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not zazen.; I am not sitting in meditation.

★ Common

Noun

#1366319

座禅ざぜんじゃないです

zazenjanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. It is not zazen.; I am not doing zazen.

★ Common

Noun

#1366319

座禅ざぜんでした

zazendeshita

The polite past form

1. Was zazen.

★ Common

Noun

#596137

座禅ざぜんです

zazendesu

The polite form

1. Zazen.

★ Common

Noun

#415757

座禅ざぜんではありません

zazendewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Is not zazen.; Not zazen.

★ Common

Noun

#930896

Common 6 items

座禅ざぜんじゃなかった

zazenjanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't zazen.; Wasn't sitting in meditation.

★ Common

Noun

#1366319

座禅ざぜんだろう

zazendarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably zazen.

★ Common

Noun

#1366319

座禅ざぜんじゃありませんでした

zazenjārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not zazen.; Was not sitting in meditation.

★ Common

Noun

#1366319

座禅ざぜんじゃなかったです

zazenjanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't sitting in meditation.; Wasn't zazen.

★ Common

Noun

#1366319

座禅ざぜんでしょう

zazendeshō

Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")

1. Probably zazen.

★ Common

Noun

#1366319

座禅ざぜんではありませんでした

zazendewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not zazen.; Was not sitting in meditation.

★ Common

Noun

#1366319

Advanced 3 items

座禅ざぜんだったら

zazendattara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when sitting in zazen; If/when meditating

★ Common

Noun

#1366319

座禅ざぜんであれば

zazendeareba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when seated meditation; If/when zazen

★ Common

Noun

#1366319

座禅ざぜんなら

zazennara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when sitting in meditation; If/when zazen

★ Common

Noun

#652590

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