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ゼッケン

Reading

Kana: ゼッケン
Romaji: zekken
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

cloth bib with number or logo worn by athletes, etc. (e.g. over their shirts)

尺縑

尺けん

Reading

Kana: せっけん
Romaji: sekken
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

noun
1

small amount of silk (i.e. only one foot of cloth)

2

unimportant painting; trivial work of art

Kanji

尺
Reading: シャク
Meanings: shaku, Japanese foot, measure, scale, rule

席巻

席捲

Reading

Kana: せっけん
Romaji: sekken
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
vs
1

sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading

Kanji

席
Readings: セキ、 むしろ
Meanings: seat, mat, occasion, place
巻
Readings: カン、 ケン、 ま.く、 まき、 ま.き
Meanings: scroll, volume, book, part, roll up, wind up, tie, coil, counter for texts (or book scrolls)
捲
Readings: ケン、 ま.く、 ま.くる、 まく.る、 めく.る、 まく.れる
Meanings: roll, wind, coil, turn pages, roll up sleeves, strip off, be turned, be rolled up

石剣

Reading

Kana: せっけん
Romaji: sekken
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

sword-shaped stoneware found in archeological sites in eastern Japan dating to the end of the Jomon period

Kanji

石
Readings: セキ、 シャク、 コク、 いし
Meaning: stone
剣
Readings: ケン、 つるぎ
Meanings: sabre, sword, blade, clock hand

石鹸

石けん

Reading

Kana: せっけん
Romaji: sekken
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

soap

Kanji

石
Readings: セキ、 シャク、 コク、 いし
Meaning: stone
鹸
Readings: ケン、 カン、 セン、 あ.く
Meaning: saltiness

Example Sentences

石鹸(せっけん)がありません。
➥There's no soap.
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石(せっ)けんで手(て)を洗(あら)いなさい。
➥Wash your hands with soap.
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ひげをそる前(まえ)に石(せっ)けんをつける。
➥I lather my face before shaving.
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石(せっ)けんをください。
➥I need some soap.
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石(せっ)けんが目(め)にしみました。
➥The soap hurt my eyes.
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彼(かれ)は昨日(きのう)せっけんを６個(こ)買(か)った。
➥He bought six cakes of soap yesterday.
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切言

Reading

Kana: せつげん
Romaji: setsugen
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
vs
1

urging; persuasion; declaration

Kanji

切
Readings: セツ、 サイ、 き.る、 -き.る、 き.り、 -き.り、 -ぎ.り、 き.れる、 -き.れる、 き.れ、 -き.れ、 -ぎ.れ
Meanings: cut, cutoff, be sharp
言
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word

接見

Reading

Kana: せっけん
Romaji: sekken
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
vs
1

interview

Kanji

接
Readings: セツ、 ショウ、 つ.ぐ
Meanings: touch, contact, adjoin, piece together
見
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

Example Sentence

今日(きょう)、彼(かれ)は容疑者(ようぎしゃ)に接見(せっけん)した。
➥He interviewed the suspect today.
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接舷

Reading

Kana: せつげん
Romaji: setsugen
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
vs
1

coming alongside (a boat, pier, etc)

Kanji

接
Readings: セツ、 ショウ、 つ.ぐ
Meanings: touch, contact, adjoin, piece together
舷
Readings: ゲン、 ふなばた
Meaning: gunwale

節倹

Reading

Kana: せっけん
Romaji: sekken
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
vs
1

economy; thrift

Kanji

節
Readings: セツ、 セチ、 ふし、 -ぶし、 のっと
Meanings: node, season, period, occasion, verse, clause, stanza, honor, joint, knuckle, knob, knot, tune, melody
倹
Readings: ケン、 つま.しい、 つづまやか
Meanings: frugal, economy, thrifty

節減

Reading

Kana: せつげん
Romaji: setsugen
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
vs
1

retrenchment; curtailment; economy

Kanji

節
Readings: セツ、 セチ、 ふし、 -ぶし、 のっと
Meanings: node, season, period, occasion, verse, clause, stanza, honor, joint, knuckle, knob, knot, tune, melody
減
Readings: ゲン、 へ.る、 へ.らす
Meanings: dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry

Example Sentence

彼(かれ)らは経費(けいひ)を節減(せつげん)するだろう。
➥They will cut down their expenses.
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雪原

Reading

Kana: せつげん
Romaji: setsugen
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

snow field

Kanji

雪
Readings: セツ、 ゆき
Meaning: snow
原
Readings: ゲン、 はら
Meanings: meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness