Vocabulary

What does 着席 (ちゃくせき, chakuseki) mean?

着席 (ちゃくせき, chakuseki) means taking one's seat.

Quick facts
Readingちゃくせき
Romajichakuseki
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ちゃくせき
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonchakuseki

taking one's seat

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)

Example sentences

  • At the teacher's signal, the students took their seats.

  • We started the meeting after waiting for everyone to be seated.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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