JLPT N3 · 10 strokes
Kanji 席: "seat, mat, occasion"
The kanji 席 means "seat, mat, occasion, place". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read セキ in on'yomi and むしろ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
セキ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
むしろ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | seat, mat, occasion, place |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 370 of 2,501 |
Common words with 席
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 席seat · location (of a gathering, etc.); place
- 出席attendance; presence; appearance
- 席を立つto leave one's seat
- 座席seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
- 席に着くto sit on a seat
- 同席being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; sitting next to · same (seating) precedence; same rank
- 欠席absence; non-attendance
- 運転席driver's seat (in a car)
- 助手席passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
- 客席guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi) · audience
- 席を外すto leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
- 後部座席back seat (of a car); rear seat
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