接 – touch, contact, adjoin

11 strokesTaught in grade 5#523 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 接 means touch, contact, adjoin, piece together. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is セツ、ショウ (setsu, shou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is つ.ぐ (tsugu). It is written with 11 strokes, under radical 手 (no. 64).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	セツ	setsu
On’yomi	ショウ	shou
Kun’yomi	つ.ぐ	tsugu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 手 (Kangxi radical 64). Components: 女・立・扎.

Words using 接

面接めんせつinterview (e.g. for a job)直接ちょくせつdirect接ぐつぐto join応接おうせつreception (e.g. of visitors)間接かんせつindirection接近せっきんgetting closer接続せつぞくconnection接触せっしょくtouch密接みっせつclose (relationship, connection, etc.)接続詞せつぞくしconjunction

Example sentences

ホームステイをするにはスポンサーの面接を受けなくてはならない。

In order to qualify for the homestay you must have an interview with the sponsors.

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彼女に直接言ったらどうですか。

Why don't you tell her directly?

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枝が伸び、実が成ることを想定して接ぐ場所を選びましょう。

Select the graft point after imagining how the branches will extend and fruit grow.

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Kanji with the same radical

手持指投打提挙援担技撃推授摘批捜

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