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席
席
10 strokes
Frequency: 370
JLPT N2
Grade 4

Meanings

seat
mat
occasion
place

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
セキ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
むしろ

Common Words

席
せき
Noun
Freq #923
1

seat

Examples
この席を見ていてくれませんか。
Can you save this seat for me?
2

location (of a gathering, etc.); place

3

position; post

出席
しゅっせき
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #2995
1

attendance; presence; appearance

Examples
委員は全員出席している。
The committee are all present.
席を立つ
せきをたつ
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #4919
1

to leave one's seat

Examples
おやおや、食事の途中に席を立つとはマナーに反しますね。
Oh my, leaving the table in the middle of a meal is bad manners, you know.
座席
ざせき
Noun
Freq #6836
1

seat

Examples
鞄を座席の下に置いてください。
Stick the bag down under the seat.
席に着く
席につく
せきにつく
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #7378
1

to sit on a seat

Examples
いい席につけるように、早く劇場に行きましょう。
Let's go to the theater early so that we can get good seats.
同席
どうせき
Noun
～の Adj.
Freq #7624
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; sitting next to

Examples
彼とは夕食会で同席した。
I once sat at the same table with him at a dinner party.
2

same (seating) precedence; same rank

揠席
けっせき
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #11301
1

absence; non-attendance

Examples
欠席された友人たちのために、乾杯しましょう。
Let's drink to absent friends.
運転席
うんてんせき
Noun
Freq #11370
1

driver's seat (in a car)

助手席
じょしゅせき
Noun
Freq #11673
1

passenger seat; assistant driver's seat

Examples
助手席に置いていた鞄がない！
The bag I left on the passenger seat is missing!
厢席
きゃくせき
Noun
Freq #12164
1

guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi)

Examples
このお庭の方にね。縁台を出して客席を増やしたいんです。こんな感じに。
In the garden, you know. I'd like to put out benches and increase the customer seating. Like this ...
2

audience

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