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Kanji Detail for 席 - "seat, mat, gathering"

席

  • Meaning

    席 means "seat, mat, gathering."

    1. Seat - A place to sit.

    2. Gathering - An occasion; a meeting.

    3. Mat - A woven floor covering.

  • Words using 席

    • 主席 しゅせき Listen head; chief; chairman
    • 議席 ぎせき Listen parliamentary seat
    • 出席 しゅっせき Listen attendance; presence; appearance
    • 打席 だせき Listen batter's box; one's turn at bat
    • 席上 せきじょう Listen at the meeting; on the occasion
    • 同席 どうせき Listen being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with
    • 座席 ざせき Listen seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
    • 出席者 しゅっせきしゃ Listen attendee; participant; person present

  • Four-character idioms with 席

    • 欠席裁判 けっせきさいばん Listen trial in absentia; judgment by default (judgement)

  • Tattoo check: 席

    • Verified meaning: seat, mat, gathering
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read し, すみとも, せき)

    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 席

    Surnames 席(し)Listen 席(すみとも)Listen 席(せき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    seat; mat; occasion; place

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    seat; mat; take seat; banquet

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Xi

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    seat, place; mat; banquet; to take a seat

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A mat. What one sits or lies on. Made of straw stalks it's called 薦; made of rushes it's called 席. Also written as 蓆. | Resources; to rely on. Such as 席前人之餘烈, meaning relying on ancestors' achievements. | Ancients sat on mats on the ground, so seats are called 席. Now extended, such as the head seat called 首席. The person in charge called 主席. | Ancients spread mats to conduct affairs, so positions are also called 席. Such as criminal law advisors called 刑席. | Meaning to encompass. Such as 席卷天下, like saying "sweeping up everything."

  • Onyomi

    tip

    seki(セキ) セキ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    mushiro(むしろ) むしろ

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    巾 (haba・habahen・kimben)

  • Related Keywords

    seat gathering mat banquet hall spread tatami place position bench chair feast location setting site

Sentences including 席

  • He is at the head of the class.

  • We have enough seats for everyone.

  • Will you keep this seat for me?

  • Illness prevented her from attending the party.

  • You must account for your absence.

  • I can't account for his absence.

  • I am sorry i am unable to attend your party.

  • Where would you like to sit?

  • His absence was due to the storm.

  • There were quite a few students absent from class today.

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