Keyword
absorb (nutrients or knowledge)
Info
FrequencyTop 1900-2000
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 3
Heisig1876
Old form攝
Readings
せっ
(47%)
と
(35%)
せつ
(17%)
Composed of
left hand
ear
horns
short legs
Used in vocabulary (42 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)
laws (of nature); (divine) providence
Examples (30 in total)
Isn't that because you took it into your body in the form of medicine?
It is not good to not consume any at all.
An ordinary high school student is busy absorbing fresh information.