接せっ見けん

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接見する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

official audience; interview; reception

Formal meeting with an official, dignitary, or person in authority. Often used in diplomatic, governmental, or institutional settings.

meeting with a lawyer (in detention)

Legal term for a meeting between a detained or imprisoned person and their lawyer. Distinct from general visitation.

〈人ひと〉に接せっ見けんするto have an official audience with someone
大たい使しは国こく王おうに接せっ見けんした。
The ambassador had an audience with the king.
〈人ひと〉と接せっ見けんする(of a detainee) to meet with someone, e.g. a lawyer
被ひ告こく人にんは弁べん護ご士しと接せっ見けんした。
The defendant met with his lawyer.
接せっ見けんを許きょ可かするto permit a (lawyer's) visit
警けい察さつは弁べん護ご士しとの接せっ見けんを許きょ可かした。
The police permitted the meeting with the lawyer.

面めん会かいN1
面会 is the general word for meeting someone in person (e.g. a hospital or prison visit by family), while 接見 is reserved for formal, official, or legal meetings.
会かい見けんN1sense 1
会見 usually means a formal public meeting such as a press conference, whereas 接見 implies a private, often hierarchical audience with an authority figure.
謁えっ見けん sense 1
謁見 is an even more elevated, ceremonial term used specifically for an audience with royalty or a very high dignitary, while 接見 covers a broader range of official meetings.

面めん接せつN3
面接 means a job or school interview, while 接見 means a formal audience with a dignitary or a lawyer's visit to a detainee, despite sharing the kanji 接.

回かいN4
接見 is counted with 回 as an occurrence, e.g. 接見を一回行った (one audience/visit was held).

Compound of 接 (せつ, 'contact, connect') and 見 (けん, 'see, meet'). The reading せっけん is a regular sound change from せつけん.