Kanji

接

接

touch, contact, adjoin, piece together

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

扌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

セツ, ショウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

つぐ

Nanori (Name Reading)

つぎ, つぐ, つら, もち

Common Readings

セツ, つ…ぐ

Example sentences

直接 ちょくせつ
詳しい こと は 本人 に 直接 聞いて ください 。

Please ask the person directly for more details.

瓶 びん
牛乳 を 瓶 から 直接 飲む 。

Drink milk directly from the bottle.

接触 せっしょく
彼 は 他 の 車 と 軽い 接触 事故 を 起こした 。

He had a minor contact accident with another car.

外界 がいかい
彼 は 外界 と の 接触 を 絶っている 。

He has cut off contact with the outside world.

接する せっする
彼 は 誰 に 対して も 親切 に 接する 。

He treats everyone with kindness.

気安い きやすい
彼 は 誰 に 対して も 気安く 接する 。

He treats everyone in a friendly and approachable manner.

接近 せっきん
台風 が 九州 に 接近 している 。

A typhoon is approaching Kyushu.

強まる つよまる
台風 の 接近 に 伴い 、 雨風 が 次第に 強まってきた 。

As the typhoon approached, the wind and rain gradually intensified.

接続 せつぞく
この パソコン は インターネット へ の 接続 が 不安定 だ 。

This computer's connection to the internet is unstable.

消火栓 しょうかせん
消防士 は 素早く 消火栓 に ホース を 接続 した

The firefighter quickly connected the hose to the fire hydrant.

Example Vocabulary

直接

ちょくせつ

direct; firsthand; directly

接触

せっしょく

contact; touch; interaction

接する

せっする

to come in contact with; to treat; to attend to

接近

せっきん

approach; drawing near; proximity

接続

せつぞく

connection; link

接点

せってん

point of contact; common ground; tangency

直接的

ちょくせつてき

direct; immediate

面接

めんせつ

interview

接客

せっきゃく

customer service; serving customers

応接室

おうせつしつ

reception room; parlor; drawing room

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