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、おさ.める、かね.る、と.る
Romaji: setsu, shō, osa.meru, kane.ru, to.ru
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Name Reading

Kana: せっ
Romaji: se
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Romaji

Meanings

vicarious, surrogate, act in addition to, take in, absorb

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  64
Frequency:  1779
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-10
Korean Reading:  yeob
Chinese Reading:  she4
Unicode:  6442
JIS:  405D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 650
Nelson Index: 1976
New Nelson Index: 2252
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3c10.6
Four Corner Index: 5103.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 1489
Gakken Index: 1754
Japanese Names Index: 1837
Daikanwanjiten Index: 12557P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0355
Remembering the kanji Index: 1739
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1378
Kodansha Compact Index: 921
Kanji in Context Index: 1482
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 467
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 595
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1755
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1876
Essential Kanji Index: 1665
Kodansha Kanji Index: 799
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1340
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1630

Words

摂取 (せっしゅ)
intake; absorption; adoption; assimilation
摂る (とる)
to have (lunch, etc.); to take (vitamins, etc.)
摂政 (せっせい)
advisor (to the Ryukyuan King)
摂氏 (せっし)
Centigrade; Celsius
摂動 (せつどう)
perturbation
摂政 (せっしょう)
regent; regency
摂津 (せっつ)
Settsu (former province covering parts of modern Osaka and Hyogo)
摂関 (せっかん)
regents and advisers (advisors)
摂社 (せっしゃ)
auxiliary shrine (dedicated to a deity close-related to that of a main shrine)
包摂 (ほうせつ)
subsumption; connotation; inclusion; encompassing
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