接

touch, contact, adjoin, piece together

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ショウセツ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

つ.ぐ

Stroke Order

11 / 11

Information

Grade:5

Strokes:11

JLPT:N2

Frequency:523

Vocabulary

セツ

Word	Reading	Meaning
応接	オウセツ	reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
間接	カンセツ	indirection; indirectness
間接税	カンセツゼイ	indirect tax
間接的	カンセツテキ	indirect
接断	セツダン	cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
継ぎ接ぎ	つぎはぎ	patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
継ぎ接ぎ	ツギハギ	patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
接続る	つながる	to be tied together; to be connected to; to be linked to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
接する	せっする	to touch; to come in contact with; to border on; to adjoin; to be adjacent; to be close; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to serve; to take care of; to look after; to act towards; to deal with; to see; to receive (news); to get; to hear; to encounter; to come across; to be tangent to; to make touch; to bring into contact with; to bring adjacent to; to bring close; to connect
接近	せっきん	getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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withdraw, draw in, hold back, refrain from, be moderate

happiness, blessing, fortune

salvation, save, help, rescue, reclaim

rub, paint, erase