接
接 — Touch
touch, contact, adjoin, piece together
On’yomiセツ (setsu)
On’yomiショウ (shou)
Kun’yomiつぐ (tsugu)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 接
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 直接 | ちょくせつ chokusetsu | direct; immediate; personal |
| 接触 | せっしょく sesshoku | touch; contact; touching |
| 面接 | めんせつ mensetsu | interview (e.g. for a job) |
| 密接 | みっせつ missetsu | close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near |
| 接近 | せっきん sekkin | getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching |
| 接戦 | せっせん sessen | close contest; close match; close game |
Study notes
接 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 5), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #523 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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