Quick answer
接 is the kanji for "Touch". It is a JLPT N2 kanji. The main reading is つ.ぐ (tsugu). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Touch
Also : Contact · Adjoin · Piece together
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
11 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 接 represents 'TOUCH'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of touch.
On-reading: せつ — remember this sound by associating it with touch. Kun-reading: つ.ぐ.
Example Sentences
問題を解決するには、関係者と直接話し合うことが一番効果的です。
もんだいをかいけつするには、かんけいしゃとちょくせつはなしあうことがいちばんこうかてきです。
The most effective way to resolve a problem is to talk directly with the parties involved.
接客の仕事をしています。
せっきゃくのしごとをしています。
I work in customer service.
Vocabulary using 接
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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