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Kanji 接: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 接: touch, contact, adjoin, piece together

Key takeaways

Kanji 接: touch, contact, adjoin, piece together. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

touchcontactadjoinpiece together

On reading

セツショウ

Kun reading

つ.ぐ

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 接

touch, contact, adjoin, piece together

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

扌 + 妾

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine reaching out your hand (扌) to receive or welcome a person (妾), leading to physical contact. It signifies the act of touching or connecting things by hand, as when welcoming a guest or joining parts together.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

セツ
  • 接続詞せつぞくし

    conjunction / connecting word

  • 密接みっせつ

    closely related / connected / intimate

  • 応接おうせつ

    reception / receiving guests

  • 間接かんせつ

    indirect / not direct

  • 接続せつぞく

    connection / joining / link

  • 面接めんせつ

    interview / meeting for a job or admission

  • 直接ちょくせつ

    direct / immediate / firsthand

Kun reading

つ.ぐ
  • 接ぐつぐ

    join / connect / graft

Commonly used words

  • 接続詞
    せつぞくし

    conjunction / connecting word

  • 密接
    みっせつ

    closely related / connected / intimate

  • 応接
    おうせつ

    reception / receiving guests

  • 間接
    かんせつ

    indirect / not direct

  • 接続
    せつぞく

    connection / joining / link

  • 面接
    めんせつ

    interview / meeting for a job or admission

  • 接ぐ
    つぐ

    join / connect / graft

Example sentences

Example 1

電車が人に触した。

Translation

The train came into contact with a person.

Example 2

ウイルスは触でうつることが多い。

Translation

Viruses often spread through contact.

Example 3

続詞は文をつなぐ言葉です。

Translation

Conjunctions are words that connect sentences.

Example 4

この続詞を使って理由を説明します。

Translation

I will explain the reason using this conjunction.

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