Keyword
absorb (nutrients or knowledge)
Info
FrequencyTop 1900-2000
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 3
Heisig1876
Old form
Readings
せっ
(49%)
(33%)
せつ
(16%)
Composed of
left hand
ear
horns
short legs
Used in vocabulary (35 in total)
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
(divine) providence; dispensation
Examples (23 in total)
You should eat breakfast.
Having finished breakfast, I hurried to school.
He was having lunch when I entered the room.