Many people squat/sit with their buttocks almost to the ground, whats it called?


I notice Japanese people squatting in this position for long periods of time
without using a chair/stool. Thank you.




The most fitting verb for this that I can think of is しゃがむ, rarely written
with kanji as 蹲む. Similar terms include かがむ and こごむ; however, these don't have
the same sense of "squatting _for long periods of time_ ", and might better be
translated as "to crouch [such as to pick something up, for かがむ; or to hide,
for こごむ]".




The most fitting verb for this that I can think of is しゃがむ, rarely written
with kanji as 蹲む. Similar terms include かがむ and こごむ; however, these don't have
the same sense of "squatting _for long periods of time_ ", and might better be
translated as "to crouch [such as to pick something up, for かがむ; or to hide,
for こごむ]".

