Vocab Info

N2 Suru verb (special class), Intransitive verb, Transitive verb

(せっ)するto touch, to come in contact with, to border on, to adjoin, to be adjacent, to be close, to receive (e.g. visitor), to attend to, to serve, to take care of, to look after, to deal with, to see, to receive (news), to get, to hear, to encounter, to come across, to be tangent to, to make touch, to bring into contact with, to bring adjacent to, to bring close, to connect

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    1. Suru verb (special class), Intransitive verb

      1.

      to touch, to come in contact with, to border on, to adjoin, to be adjacent, to be close

    2. Suru verb (special class), Intransitive verb

      2.

      to receive (e.g. visitor), to attend to, to serve, to take care of, to look after, to act towards, to deal with, to see

    3. Suru verb (special class), Intransitive verb

      3.

      to receive (news), to get, to hear

    4. Suru verb (special class), Intransitive verb

      4.

      to encounter, to come across

    5. Suru verb (special class), Intransitive verb

      5.

      to be tangent to

      Mathematics
    6. Suru verb (special class), Transitive verb

      6.

      to make touch, to bring into contact with, to bring adjacent to, to bring close, to connect

    All Forms

    接する 【せっする】

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

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    Examples

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      謙虚(けんきょ)態度(たいど)(ひと)(せっ)する

      Deal with people with a humble attitude.

      • N2

      都会(とかい)(せっ)している便利(べんり)土地(とち)()みたいです。

      I want to live in a convenient location that is close to the city.

      • N2

      接客(せっきゃく)仕事(しごと)をしている(ひと)笑顔(えがお)(ひと)(せっ)するべきだ。

      People who work in customer service should serve others with a smile.

      • N2

      (はは)受話器(じゅわき)()ちながらニコニコしている。どうやら朗報(ろうほう)(せっ)したようだ。

      My mother is smiling while holding the receiver. It seems she has received some good news.

      • N2

      本屋(ほんや)さんで(ほん)世界(せかい)()()まれるような名作(めいさく)(せっ)したので、()わざるを()ません。

      I encountered a masterpiece at the bookstore that drew me into the world of the book, so I had no choice but to buy it.

      • N2
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