This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: セツ、ショウ、つ.ぐ
Romaji: setsu, shō, tsu.gu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

touch, contact, adjoin, piece together

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  64
Frequency:  523
Grade:  5
Skip Pattern:  1-3-8
Korean Reading:  jeob
Chinese Reading:  jie1
Unicode:  63a5
JIS:  405C

Indexes

Halpern Index: 500
Nelson Index: 1951
New Nelson Index: 2213
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3c8.10
Four Corner Index: 5004.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 730
Gakken Index: 576
Japanese Names Index: 1548
Daikanwanjiten Index: 12280
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0289
Remembering the kanji Index: 672
Busy People Index: 3.1
Kanji Way Index: 399
Kanji Flashcards Index: 579
Kodansha Compact Index: 905
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 753
Kanji in Context Index: 748
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 368
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 460
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 679
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 725
Essential Kanji Index: 417
Kodansha Kanji Index: 607
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1369
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 652
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 740

Words

接続 (せつぞく)
connection; attachment; union; join; joint; link; changing trains; conjunction
直接 (ちょくせつ)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
接近 (せっきん)
getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
間接 (かんせつ)
indirection; indirectness
直接的 (ちょくせつてき)
direct
隣接 (りんせつ)
adjoin; adjacent; related
接触 (せっしょく)
touch; contact
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; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to serve; to take care of; to look after; to deal with; to see; to receive (news); to get; to hear; to encounter; to come across; to be tangent to; to make touch; to bring into contact with; to bring adjacent to; to bring close; to connect
近接 (きんせつ)
neighboring; neighbouring; adjacent; adjoin
密接 (みっせつ)
related; connected; close; intimate
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