拶
be imminent, draw close
Readings
On'yomi
- サツ
Kun'yomi
- せま.る
Meaning
拶 centers on pressing in or drawing near, often with a sense of urgency or immediacy. The idea of being imminent comes from this pressing closeness.
Most common words using 拶
- 挨拶あいさつN4
greeting; greetings; salutation; salute; polite set phrase used when meeting or parting from someone
- ご挨拶ごあいさつ
greeting
- 一挨一拶いちあいいっさつ
dialoging (with another Zen practitioner to ascertain their level of enlightenment)
- 不挨拶ぶあいさつ
incivility; impoliteness
- 年頭挨拶ねんとうあいさつ
New Year's greetings
- 挨拶は抜きであいさつはぬきで
without compliments (greetings)
- 挨拶は時の氏神あいさつはときのうじがみ
blessed are the peacemakers; one should appreciate and follow the advice of a mediator
- 挨拶より円札あいさつよりえんさつ
money speaks louder than words; money is better than (empty) words; yen bills over salutations
- 挨拶を交わすあいさつをかわす
to exchange greetings
- 挨拶代わりあいさつがわり
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
- 挨拶回りあいさつまわり
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
- 挨拶文あいさつぶん
greeting phrase (in letter, etc.); salutation
- 挨拶状あいさつじょう
greeting card
- 挨拶語あいさつご
words of greeting
- 時候の挨拶じこうのあいさつ
seasonal greeting; conventional opening phrase in a letter, appropriate to the season
- 舞台挨拶ぶたいあいさつ
on-stage speech by the director and cast on the opening day of a movie or play
Study
Etymology
拶 combines 扌 (hand) with a phonetic element that likely contributed the sound サツ. The exact historical development of the right-side component is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
The hand radical 扌 beside a compact right side suggests a hand pressing something close or squeezing in. Imagine a hand pushing two things together until they are imminent.
Reading mnemonic
For サツ, picture a hand pressing a button that says 'SAT'—the SAT test is imminent and you must draw close to the desk: SAT -> サツ.