椅子

Noun

 * 1) chair

Etymology
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Originally, referring to seats with or without rests used by higher court officials. With the arrival of Zen Buddhism to Japan, possibly a later borrowing from  or directly from, the meaning shifted to wooden seats used by priests.

Noun

 * 1) a seat
 * 2)  a post, position
 * 1)  a post, position