接 — touch, contact, adjoin

せつ接 touch

Grade 5 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 11 strokes internet

U+63A5 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #523 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #725 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

touch
contact
adjoin
piece together

word

せつ setsu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

接(せつ) setsu contact 直(ちょく) 接(せつ) chokusetsu direct 接(せつ) 続(ぞく) setsuzoku connection 面(めん) 接(せつ) mensetsu interview 間(かん) 接(せつ) kansetsu indirect 直(ちょく) 接(せつ) 的(てき) chokusetsuteki direct 密(みっ) 接(せつ) missetsu close 隣(りん) 接(せつ) rinsetsu adjacent

せっ se Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

接(せっ) 近(きん) sekkin approach 接(せっ) す sessu to come in contact 接(せっ) する sessuru to come in contact with 接(せっ) 客(きゃく) sekkyaku serving customers 接(せっ) 種(しゅ) sesshu inoculation 接(せっ) 点(てん) setten point of contact 接(せっ) 待(たい) settai reception 接(せっ) 着(ちゃく) secchaku adhesion

Stroke order

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Components

Composed of

扌 hand (left form)

妾 concubine

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