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Kanji 席: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 席: seat, mat, occasion, place

Key takeaways

Kanji 席: seat, mat, occasion, place. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

seatmatoccasionplace

On reading

セキ

Kun reading

むしろ

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 席

seat, mat, occasion, place

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

广 + 廿 + 巾

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine twenty (廿) cloths (巾) or mats spread out inside a building (广). It represents the various seats or places prepared for people to sit.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

セキ
  • 着席ちゃくせき

    sit down / take a seat

  • 客席きゃくせき

    audience seats / guest seating

  • 欠席けっせき

    absence / non-attendance

  • 座席ざせき

    seat / place to sit

  • 出席しゅっせき

    to attend / to be present

  • せき

    seat / place to sit

Commonly used words

  • 着席
    ちゃくせき

    sit down / take a seat

  • 客席
    きゃくせき

    audience seats / guest seating

  • 欠席
    けっせき

    absence / non-attendance

  • 座席
    ざせき

    seat / place to sit

  • 出席
    しゅっせき

    to attend / to be present

  • せき

    seat / place to sit

Example sentences

Example 1

どうぞ着してください。

Translation

Please take your seat.

Example 2

授業が始まる前に着した。

Translation

I took my seat before class started.

Example 3

はすぐに満になった。

Translation

The audience seats quickly became full.

Example 4

舞台の前に客が広がっている。

Translation

The guest seating spreads out in front of the stage.

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