The kanji 設: meaning, readings and stroke order

設

Meaning: set up
On reading: セツ setsu
Kun reading: もう（ける） moukeru
Strokes: 11
Radical: 言 speech
Level: Level 5 · grade 5

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: lập ra, bố trí (thiết)
Japanese: もうける。そなえつける。
Korean: 세우다, 마련하다 (설)
Chinese: 设立、设置 (设)

Readings, words and example sentences

セツ setsu · on reading

建けん設せつ
construction, building
駅の近くにビルを 建けん設せつしています。
They are putting up a building near the station.

もう（ける） moukeru · kun reading · less common

設もうける
to set up, to provide
会場に客の席を 設もうけます。
They set up seats for the guests in the hall.

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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.