The kanji 接: meaning, readings and stroke order

接

Meaning: touch, join
On reading: セツ setsu
Kun reading: つ（ぐ） tsugu
Strokes: 11
Radical: 手 hand
Level: Level 5 · grade 5

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: tiếp xúc, nối (tiếp)
Japanese: ふれる。つなぐ。
Korean: 닿다, 잇다 (접)
Chinese: 接触、连接

Readings, words and example sentences

セツ setsu · on reading

直ちょく接せつ
directly, in person
わからないことは先生に 直ちょく接せつ 聞きます。
When I don't understand something, I ask my teacher directly.

つ（ぐ） tsugu · kun reading · less common

接つぐ
to graft, to join
木のえだを 接つぎます。
They graft a branch onto a tree.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.