audience, audience (with king)
謁 centers on a formal meeting with a superior, especially a king or ruler. The core idea is a respectful audience or visit to someone of high status.
謁 combines 言 (speech) with 曷, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to stopping or meeting. The character originally referred to speaking in a formal audience.
The left side is 言 (words), and the right side 曷 looks like a person kneeling under a roof with a sun above, suggesting a formal meeting. Imagine speaking respectfully before a king in an audience chamber.
For エツ, picture an audience with a king where you must say 'Yes' (エツ sounds like 'ets' from 'yes' with a clipped ending). The formal words 言 lead to a respectful 'ets' of agreement.
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audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
audience with someone of high rank (e.g. the emperor)
private audience
visiting and meeting someone (of higher status)
beseeching; requesting (an audience)
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to have an audience (with)
to have an audience (with)
throne room; audience chamber
audience with someone of high rank