Please take a seat.
席
seat, mat, occasion, place
Kanji
Grade
Grade 4
Strokes
10 strokes
Radical
巾部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
セキ
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
むしろ
Nanori (Name Reading)
すけ, のぶ, やす, より
Common Readings
セキ
Example sentences
I spoke to the person in the next seat.
I left my seat for an urgent matter.
Please be sure to attend tomorrow's meeting.
Due to an urgent matter, I will not be able to attend tomorrow's meeting.
Everyone took their seats and the meeting began.
Please be in your seat before the performance starts.
Seats are provided preferentially to people with disabilities.
I happened to sit at the same table as him at the restaurant.
When the bell rang, the students took their seats.
Example Vocabulary
席
seat; place; position
席を立つ
to leave one's seat; to stand up (from a seat)
出席
attendance, presence
席に着く
to take a seat; to sit down
座席
seat
同席
sitting with; being at the same table
席につく
to take a seat; to sit down; to be seated
欠席
absence; non-attendance
運転席
driver's seat
席を外す
to leave one's seat; to step away; to be away from one's desk
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