Kanji

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

席 せき
どうぞ、お席にお座りください。

Please take a seat.

隣 となり
隣の席の人に声をかけた。

I spoke to the person in the next seat.

席を立つ せきをたつ
急な用事で席を立った。

I left my seat for an urgent matter.

出席 しゅっせき
明日の会議には必ず出席してください。

Please be sure to attend tomorrow's meeting.

急 きゅう
急な用事で、明日の会議に出席できなくなりました。

Due to an urgent matter, I will not be able to attend tomorrow's meeting.

席に着く せきにつく
全員が席に着き、会議が始まった。

Everyone took their seats and the meeting began.

座席 ざせき
開演前に自分の座席に着いてください。

Please be in your seat before the performance starts.

優先的 ゆうせんてき
障害のある方々には、優先的に座席が提供されます。

Seats are provided preferentially to people with disabilities.

同席 どうせき
レストランで彼と同席した。

I happened to sit at the same table as him at the restaurant.

席につく せきにつく
ベルが鳴ると、生徒たちは席についた。

When the bell rang, the students took their seats.

Example Vocabulary

席

せき

seat; place; position

席を立つ

せきをたつ

to leave one's seat; to stand up (from a seat)

出席

しゅっせき

attendance, presence

席に着く

せきにつく

to take a seat; to sit down

座席

ざせき

seat

同席

どうせき

sitting with; being at the same table

席につく

せきにつく

to take a seat; to sit down; to be seated

欠席

けっせき

absence; non-attendance

運転席

うんてんせき

driver's seat

席を外す

せきをはずす

to leave one's seat; to step away; to be away from one's desk

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