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接する

Reading

Kana: せっする
Romaji: sessuru
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

vi
1

to touch; to come in contact with; to border on; to adjoin; to be adjacent; to be close

2

to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to serve; to take care of; to look after; to deal with; to see

3

to receive (news); to get; to hear

4

to encounter; to come across

5

to be tangent to

(Geometry term)
vt
6

to make touch; to bring into contact with; to bring adjacent to; to bring close; to connect

Kanji

Readings: セツ、 ショウ、 つ.ぐ
Meanings: touch, contact, adjoin, piece together

Example Sentences

農園(のうえん)道路(どうろ)(せっ)している。
➥The farm abuts on the road.
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(むら)(ひがし)(せっ)して(みずうみ)がある。
➥There is a lake on the east of the village.
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(かれ)土地(とち)道路(どうろ)(せっ)している。
➥His land abuts on the road.
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その(いえ)(かわ)(せっ)している。
➥The house verges on the river.
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(わたし)土地(とち)(かわ)(せっ)している。
➥My land abuts on the river.
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(ぼく)郷里(きょうり)(まち)(うみ)(せっ)している。
➥My hometown is adjacent to the ocean.
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