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    3. 接する

    接する

    接せっす​る​

    to touch

    N2KMT6News #10+1CoreDaily LifeKanji Vocab14 strokes

    せっする

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to touch, to come in contact with, to border on, to adjoin, to be adjacent, to be close
    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.
    to receive (news), to get, to hear
    4.
    to encounter, to come across
    5.
    to be tangent to
    mathematics

    Verb, Transitive

    6.
    to make touch, to bring into contact with, to bring adjacent to, to bring close, to connect

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    この道みちは海うみに接せっしています。

    This road borders the sea.

    KMT4Daily LifeNature & Environment
    お客きゃく様さまには丁てい寧ねいな態たい度どで接せっするように心こころがけています。

    I try to treat customers with a polite attitude.

    KMT6Daily LifeWork & Career
    毎まい日にち多おおくの人ひと接とせっする仕しご事とでなので、コミュニケーション能のう力りょくが重じゅう要ようです。

    Since it's a job where I interact with many people every day, communication skills are important.

    KMT6Daily LifeWork & Career
    子こ供どもたちには自し然ぜんに接せっする機き会かいをたくさん与あたえたい。

    I want to give children many opportunities to interact with nature.

    KMT6Daily LifeNature & EnvironmentFamily & Relationships
    彼かれは常つねに新あたらしい情じょう報ほうに接せっし、知ち識しきを深ふかめている。

    He is always exposed to new information and deepening his knowledge.

    KMT7EducationTechnology

    Characters that make up this word

    接
    つ.ぐ…(2)
    touch・contact・adjoin・piece together
    Kanji
    す
    su
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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