Share this link via
Or copy link
Kanji Detail for 摂 - "to take in, to act for"
摂
-
Meaning
摂 means "to take in, to act for." Also associated with to combine.
Take in - To absorb; to consume; to receive.
Act for - To serve as a substitute; to act on behalf of.
Combine - To merge; to hold together.
Govern - To manage; to control.
-
Words using 摂
-
摂取
せっしゅ
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge)
-
摂る
とる
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
-
摂氏
せっし
Celsius; centigrade
-
摂取
せっしゅ
-
Tattoo check: 摂
- Verified meaning: to take in, to act for
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Used in real Japanese given names (read おさむ, しずか, せつ, せつじ)
- Also carries these associations: to combine
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
-
Name readings of 摂
Given names 摂(おさむ)
摂(しずか)
摂(せつ)
Surnames 摂(せつじ)
摂(せつゆき)
-
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
-
Onyomi
-
Kunyomi
-
Strokes
-
Radical
-
Related Keywords
Sentences including 摂
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
More kanji with the radical 手 扌 (te・tehen)
- 才 talent, ability
- 手 hand, arm
- 打 to strike, to hit
- 払 to pay, to brush off
- 托 entrust, support, request
- 扱 to handle
- 扶 support, help
- 批 to strike
- 技 skill, technique, art
- 抄 to copy, to extract
- 把 grasp, handle, bundle
- 抑 to suppress, to control
- 投 to throw, to pitch, to give up
- 抗 to resist
- 折 to fold, to break, occasion
- 抜 to pull out
- 択 to choose, to select, option
- 承 to hear
- 披 open, reveal
- 抱 to embrace, to employ
- 抵 to touch, to resist
- 抹 erase, rub
- 押 to push, seal
- 抽 to select, abstract
- 拂 brush
- 担 to carry, charge, to take on