Sitting cross-legged

Japanese: あぐらかき
Sitting cross-legged

…In ancient China, people did not sit on the floor like in later times, but sat on the floor as in Japan. They sat on a mat or other surface in the formal position (seiza), kikiyo (nageashi), sonkiyo (sonkiyo) or cross-legged position. The proper sitting position was the formal position. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "agurakaki" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…中国の古代における座法は,後の時代のごとく倚座ではなく,日本と同じく平座が普通であった。敷物などの上に危座(正座),箕踞(ききよ)(なげあし),蹲踞(そんきよ)(たてひざ),趺座(あぐらかき)したのである。礼儀にかなった座法は危座であった。…

※「あぐらかき」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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