摂

ingest; vicarious; surrogate; act in addition to; take in; absorb

13 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1779.

Readings

• セツ (on reading): 摂取 (せっしゅ) intake (e.g. of salt); 摂政 (せっしょう) regency
• ショウ (on reading): 摂受 (しょうじゅ) converting someone (gently) to Buddhism
• おさめる (kun reading)
• かねる (kun reading)
• とる (kun reading): 食事を摂る (しょくじをとる) to have a meal

Components

• 扌
• 聶
• 冫 radical ice
• ⺘ radical hand, left-side form of 手
• 耳 radical ear

Words using 摂

• 摂取 (せっしゅ) intake (e.g. of salt)
• 摂政 (せっしょう) regency
• 摂氏 (せっし) Celsius
• 摂動 (せつどう) perturbation
• 摂関家 (せっかんけ) line of regents and advisers (advisors)
• 摂受 (しょうじゅ) converting someone (gently) to Buddhism
• 食事を摂る (しょくじをとる) to have a meal

36 words in all.

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