接 Kanji – touch
The Japanese kanji 接 can mean touch, contact, adjoin, piece together.
Meaning and Readings
How is 接 read?
接 has the onyomi readings セツ, ショウ and the kunyomi reading つぐ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as setsu, shou, tsugu.
Common Japanese Words Using 接
These common Japanese words contain 接. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 応接（おうせつ） — reception (e.g. of visitors), dealing with
- 間接（かんせつ） — indirection, indirectness
- 間接税（かんせつぜい） — indirect tax
- 間接的（かんせつてき） — indirect
- 継ぎ接ぎ（つぎはぎ） — patching (clothing), darning
- 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
- 接近（せっきん） — getting closer, drawing nearer, approaching
- 接見（せっけん） — (official) audience, interview, reception
- 接種（せっしゅ） — inoculation, vaccination
- 接触（せっしょく） — touch, contact, touching