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席

Seat

WaniKani level 17JLPT N3Joyo grade 4Top 500 · #37010 strokes

Meanings

Seat, Mat, Occasion, Place

On'yomi

せき

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

むしろ

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 席

席 is written in 10 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

席 (Seat) is taught on WaniKani at level 17 and appears in the JLPT N3 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 4 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #370 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 10 strokes.

Other kanji at WaniKani level 17

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Words using 席

宴席えんせきbanquet寄席よせentertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.)議席ぎせきparliamentary seat客席きゃくせきguest seating (e.g. theater, stadium)空席くうせきempty seat欠席けっせきabsence座席ざせきseat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating)次席じせきassociate主席しゅせきhead

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