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I notice Japanese people squatting in this position for long periods of time
without using a chair/stool. Thank you.
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Many people squat/sit with their buttocks almost to the ground, whats it called?
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]".
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In addition to Eiríkr Útlendi's answer, I just want to add some slang
expressions: うんこ座り{すわり} or ヤンキー座り{すわり}. "Poop squat" and "yankii squat",
respectively. The first one is obvious considering the traditional Japanese-
style toilets. The second term refers to the stereotypical image of juvenile
delinquents/hoodlums in Japan, ヤンキー, who are known to squat like this.
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