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Grade 5JLPT N2

touch, contact, adjoin, piece together

11 strokes · frequency rank #523

On
セツ、ショウ
Kun
つ.ぐ

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Common words

  1. ちょくせつdirect; immediate; personal; firsthand1
    • Why don't you tell her directly?

    • Can I call directly?

    • Can I dial direct?

  2. せっしょくtouch; contact; touching2
    • He put me in touch with the kidnappers.

    • You must not come in contact with him.

    • I am in touch with him.

  3. めんせつinterview (e.g. for a job)3
    • In order to qualify for the homestay you must have an interview with the sponsors.

    • I was interviewed for a job.

    • We'll give an interview in the afternoon.

  4. みっせつclose (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near4
    • Dutch is closely related to German.

    • The two countries are closely related to each other.

    • This is closely bound up with the question.

  5. せっせんclose contest; close match; close game; close race5
    • The race went down to the wire.

    • It was really close.

    • It looks like it's going to be anybody's race.

  6. せっきんgetting closer; drawing nearer; approaching6
    • The plane is approaching New York.

    • Typhoon No.9 is approaching Shikoku.

    • They announced that a storm was coming.

  7. せったいentertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining7
    • He is in charge of entertaining the foreign guests.

    • First come, first served.

    • He is displeased with their way of reception.

  8. せっするto touch; to come in contact with; to border on; to adjoin8
    • You must treat them with more consideration.

    • Like other changes, this change in attitude has occurred in other countries, too.

    • The farm abuts on the road.

  9. せってんpoint of tangency; point of contact9
    • It's obvious but the connection between people is "words". It is by those words that thoughts are shared and arguments carried out.

  10. よぼうせっしゅvaccination; inoculation; immunization; immunisation10
    • He didn't have MMR shots in Japan.

    • I've got to get some shots.

    • I had a flu shot.

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