- 1. [vs-s, vi] to touch; to come in contact with; to border on; to adjoin; to be adjacent; to be close
- 2. [vs-s, vi] 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. [vs-s, vi] to receive (news); to get; to hear
- 4. [vs-s, vi] to encounter; to come across
- 5. [vs-s, vi] {math} to be tangent to
- 6. [vs-s, vt] to make touch; to bring into contact with; to bring adjacent to; to bring close; to connect
Conjugation — Verb (suru, special class)
| Dictionary form | せっする | (sessuru) |
| Polite | せっします | (sesshimasu) |
| Past, plain | せっした | (sesshita) |
| Past, polite | せっしました | (sesshimashita) |
| Negative, plain | せっしない | (sesshinai) |
| Negative, polite | せっしません | (sesshimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | せっしなかった | (sesshinakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | せっしませんでした | (sesshimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | せっして | (sesshite) |
| Potential | せっできる | (seddekiru) |
| Volitional | せっしよう | (sesshiyou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | せっすれば | (sessureba) |
| Passive | せっされる | (sessareru) |
| Causative | せっさせる | (sessaseru) |
| Imperative | せっしろ | (sesshiro) |
Kanji in this word
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接
touch, contact, adjoin, piece togetherOn: セツ (setsu)、 ショウ (shou)Kun: つ.ぐ (tsu.gu)
Example Sentences
このような接し方の変化は、他の変化もそうであるが、他の国においても起こっている。
Like other changes, this change in attitude has occurred in other countries, too.
もっと思いやりをもって接してやらないといけませんよ。
You must treat them with more consideration.