Sessuru

JLPT N2

接する (Sessuru) is a Japanese suru verb meaning “to touch, to come in contact with, to border on, to adjoin”.

Meanings

  1. suru verb, intransitive verbto touch; to come in contact with; to border on; to adjoin; to be adjacent; to be close
  2. suru verb, intransitive verbto receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to serve; to take care of; to look after; to act towards
  3. suru verb, intransitive verbto receive (news); to get; to hear
  4. suru verb, intransitive verbto encounter; to come across
  5. suru verb, intransitive verbto be tangent to
  6. suru verb, transitive verbto make touch; to bring into contact with; to bring adjacent to; to bring close; to connect

Examples

  • The farm abuts on the road.

  • There is a lake on the east of the village.

  • The house verges on the river.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 接する

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