JLPT N1 · 13 strokes
Kanji 摂: "vicarious, surrogate, act in addition to"
The kanji 摂 means "vicarious, surrogate, act in addition to, take in, absorb". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read セツ, ショウ in on'yomi and おさ.める, かね.る, と.る 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)
セツショウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
おさ.めるかね.ると.る
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 | vicarious, surrogate, act in addition to, take in, absorb |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1779 of 2,501 |
Common words with 摂
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 摂るprendre (un repas, des vitamines)
- 摂取intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion · absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); assimilation
- 摂理laws (of nature) · (divine) providence
- 食事を摂るto have a meal; to take a meal
- 摂政regency; regent
- 不摂生neglect of one's health; unhealthy living; intemperance
- 摂津Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)
- 過剰摂取overdose; excessive consumption
- 摂氏Celsius; centigrade
- 摂取量intake (nutrients, calories, etc.); intake amount
- 包摂inclusion; encompassing; connotation · subsumption
- 摂生taking care of one's health
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