席
席 — Seat
seat, mat, occasion, place
On’yomiセキ (seki)
Kun’yomiむしろ (mushiro)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 席
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 議席 | ぎせき giseki | parliamentary seat |
| 主席 | しゅせき shuseki | head; chief; chairman |
| 出席 | しゅっせき shusseki | attendance; presence; appearance |
| 席 | せき seki | seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place |
| 打席 | だせき daseki | batter's box; one's turn at bat |
| 席上 | せきじょう sekijou | at the meeting; on the occasion |
Study notes
席 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #370 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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