The butt resting on a surface (often a chair, couch, or bench), possibly in addition to the legs or feet. For a position with the knees on the floor, use kneeling (except with seiza below).

Examples

Related tags

Positions

Butterfly sitting: Rump on floor, knees splayed, soles of feet joined together.

Crossed legs: Rump on chair, one leg on top of the other at the knee.

Figure four sitting: in a chair, the ankle or calf of one leg resting on the knee of the other.

Indian style: Rump on floor, legs crossed at the ankles like a pretzel.

Lotus position: like Indian style, but with feet placed on opposite thighs with soles facing upward and heels close to the abdomen.

Seiza: Rump on legs, both legs below body.

Sitting backwards: in a chair, facing the backrest.

Sitting sideways: in a chair, facing the side.

Wariza: Rump on floor, legs bent back on either side.

Yokozuwari: Rump on floor, legs both to the same side.

Other sitting tags

• Invisible chair (sitting on air)
• On bench
• On couch
• On chair
• On desk
• On floor
• On ground
• On railing
• Sitting in tree
• Sitting on object
• Sitting on box
• Sitting on ball
• On throne
• Sitting on person
• Sitting on shoulder
• Sitting on face
• Sitting on lap
• Sitting between legs
• Sitting on stairs

See also

• Kneeling
• Lying
• Reclining
• Standing
• Tag group:Posture

The following tags are aliased to this tag: sit and sitting_down (learn more).

The following tags implicate this tag: butterfly_sitting, figure_four_sitting, indian_style, invisible_chair, seiza, sitting_backwards, sitting_in_tree, sitting_on_ball, sitting_on_box, sitting_on_fence, sitting_on_object, sitting_on_person, sitting_on_stairs, sitting_on_table, wariza, and yokozuwari (learn more).

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