摂

vicarious

Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingセツ、ショウ

Kun readingおさ.める、かね.る、と.る

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Verbs with «摂»

Meanings

vicariousRtK
彼は一人きりで朝食を摂った。He had breakfast all alone.tatoeba
朝食を摂ったので、急いで学校に行った。Having finished breakfast, I hurried to school.tatoeba
surrogate
act in addition to
take in
absorb

to have (e.g. lunch)
to take (e.g. vitamins)

Radicals and components

Radical手hand 扌variant

Components

How it's built

摂

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

finger · fingers · ear (耳) · sparkler

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1876

Compound words

摂るとる

to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

摂取するせっしゅする

to take in; to ingest

摂氏せっし

Celsius; centigrade

摂取せっしゅ

intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); assimilation

摂理せつり

laws (of nature); (divine) providence

兼摂けんせつ

serving concurrently as

摂家せっけ

(line of) regents and advisers (advisors)

taking care of one's health

摂待せったい

entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world)

Additional Examples

朝食を摂ったので、急いで学校に行った。

Having finished breakfast, I hurried to school.tatoeba

先月のオックスフォードの平均気温は摂氏１８度であった。

The average temperature in Oxford last month was 18C.tatoeba

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 摂

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step