設 – establishment, provision, prepare

11 strokesTaught in grade 5#145 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 設 means establishment, provision, prepare. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is セツ (setsu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is もう.ける (moukeru). It is written with 11 strokes, under radical 言 (no. 149).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	セツ	setsu
Kun’yomi	もう.ける	moukeru

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: 言 (Kangxi radical 149). Components: 言・殳・几・又.

Words using 設

設計せっけいplan建設けんせつconstruction設備せつびequipment施設しせつfacility設置せっちestablishment設定せっていestablishment設立せつりつestablishment設けるもうけるto prepare

Example sentences

私の設計にしたがって、作ってもらいました。

I had it made after my own plan.

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その金は体育館の建設に当てられた。

The money was appropriated for building the gymnasium.

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諸設備の費用は払っていただきます。

You have to pay for utilities.

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Kanji with the same radical

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