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Kotomora

接

touch, contact, adjoin, piece together

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · grade 5FrequencyTop 1,000Strokes11

Readings

On'yomi

  • セツ
  • ショウ

Kun'yomi

  • つ.ぐ

Meaning

接 centers on bringing things together so they touch or connect: making contact, adjoining surfaces, or piecing parts into a whole.

Most common words using 接

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  • 直接ちょくせつ
    N4

    direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

  • 接続せつぞく
    N2

    connection; attachment; union; join; joint; link

  • 接触せっしょく
    N1

    touch; contact; touching

  • 面接めんせつ
    N3

    interview (e.g. for a job)

  • 接近せっきん
    N2

    getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching

  • 接するせっする
    N2

    to touch; to come in contact with; to border on; to adjoin; to be adjacent; to be close

  • 間接かんせつ
    N2

    indirection; indirectness

  • 接種せっしゅ

    inoculation; vaccination

  • 直接的ちょくせつてき

    direct

  • 隣接りんせつ

    adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined

  • 接待せったい
    N1

    entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining

  • 接点せってん

    point of tangency; point of contact

  • 密接みっせつ
    N1

    close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near

  • 接着せっちゃく

    adhesion; glueing; gluing; bonding; binding; adhering; fastening

  • 溶接ようせつ

    welding

  • 接戦せっせん

    close contest; close match; close game; close race

  • 接見せっけん

    (official) audience; interview; reception

  • 応接おうせつ
    N2

    reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with

  • 継ぎ接ぎつぎはぎ
    N1

    patching (clothing); darning

  • 予防接種よぼうせっしゅ

    vaccination; inoculation; immunization; immunisation

  • 間接的かんせつてき

    indirect

  • 間接税かんせつぜい

    indirect tax

  • 直接選挙ちょくせつせんきょ

    direct election

  • 直接税ちょくせつぜい

    direct tax

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Etymology

接 combines 扌 (hand) with 妾, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of joining or connecting. The exact historical role of 妾 is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

A hand 扌 beside 妾, which looks like a person standing under a roof, suggests a hand reaching out to make contact or join things together.

Reading mnemonic

For セツ, imagine a hand touching two sets of puzzle pieces and fitting them together: sets -> セツ, and the pieces connect.