土下座

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土下座 kneeling down to the ground, prostrating oneself

The word:	Closer look at the kanji:	B = Beginner | I = Intermediate | A = Advanced
土下座 do ge za kneeling down to the ground, prostrating oneself	土 do earth, ground 下 ge down, below, under 座 za seat, sit down	粘土 nen do - clay (a dirty word) [I] お土産 omiyage - a souvenir, a present [B] 靴下 kutsu shita - socks (shoe + under) [B] 下 shita - below, under [B] 王座 ou za - throne [I] 正座 sei za - sitting correctly Japanese style [sit upright with legs under] [I]

Godzillas humble act resulted in the lizards return to respectable society.

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SUGGESTED USAGE: ゴジラは心から反省したので、東京都民に土下座した。 gojira wa kokoro kara hansei shita node, toukyou tomin ni dogeza shita. Godzilla, having had heartfelt introspections, humbly knelt before the citizens of Tokyo.

ABOUT SUGGESTED USAGE:

ゴジラ gojira - Godzilla The Japanese gojira comes from gorira (gorilla) and kujira (whale)
心から kokoro kara - from the heart
反省 han sei - reflect on, think over
した shita - past of suru
ので node - because (of what was said before node)
東京 tou kyou - Tokyo Most English speakers pronounce this in 3 syllables, but it really is only 2 TOU KYOU
都民 to min - citizens of Tokyo
に ni - particle showing who Godzilla is dogezaing to

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