当座

Japanese

Kanji in this term
当 座
とう
Grade: 2 		ざ
Grade: 6
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
當座 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [to̞ːza̠]

Noun

当(とう)座(ざ) • (tōza) 

  1. current, present
  2. immediately, on the spot
  3. the time being
  4. (for) a while (after doing something) [with past verb]
    • 1914, 夏目漱石 [Natsume Sōseki], chapter 11, in こゝろ [Kokoro], 下 先生と遺書 [Sensei's Testament]:
      移(うつ)った当(とう)座(ざ)は、学(がく)生(せい)としての私(わたくし)には過(す)ぎるくらいに思(おも)われたのです。
      Utsutta tōza wa, gakusei to shite no watakushi ni wa sugiru kurai ni omowareta no desu.
      For a while after moving in, it seemed too good for a student such as myself.
  5. clipping of 当座預金 (tōzayokin, “current account”)

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