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椅子
isu
Description
「椅子」は、人が座るための家具です。テーブルの前に置いたり、部屋や教室で使ったりします。
"椅子" is furniture for people to sit on. It is placed in front of tables and used in rooms or classrooms.
Meanings
椅子isu
a chair; a seat
この椅子はとてもすわりやすいです。
This chair is very comfortable to sit on.
椅子isu
a post or position, as in a job
社長の椅子をねらっています。
I'm aiming for the president's chair.
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Notes
- Etymology
椅 (chair) + 子 (small object suffix); 子 here just forms the noun.
- Nuance
sense 2 ("the chair" = a position of power) mirrors the English metaphor of a coveted seat.
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