せつ
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Noun
1. eager; earnest; ardent; kind; keen; acute
Interjection
Abbreviation
2. OFF (on switch)
also きり
Kanji used
cut
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (34 in total)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
① 物を断ち切ること。
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
① 感傷にひたること。さびしい、こいしい、ものがなしい、心が締め付けられるような気持ち。② 苦境を打破する方法が見つからず、耐えがたいほど苦しい。
① 身に沁みて感じるさま。② 極めて適切なさま。
cut off; cut out; ablation; resection; surgical removal
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane
keen; acute; heartfelt
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
pathetic; plaintive
autotomy; self amputation; act of cutting off a part of one's own body in order to escape a predator
① 心から願うこと。
strongly; keenly; vividly; sincerely; urgently
cutting in half; painting or calligraphy done on a half-sized piece of paper; half-size paper
cutter; cutting machine; guillotine
essential; vital
urging; persuasion; declaration
eager; earnest; ardent
cutting; cutting off; severing
① 陰茎を切り取ること。特に、男根を欲望の根元と見、修行の妨げとして切り落とすこと。
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
① 切迫していること。
cotangent
① 直角三角形における、角と直角とに挟まれる辺の長さの、角に相対する辺の長さに対する比。またその比の値を与える関数。タンジェント (tan)。
grandmotherly solicitude for another's welfare; excessive solicitude
tracheotomy
fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
scratch test; scarification
persistent argument
qieyun (ancient Chinese dictionary arranged by rhyme, displaying characters' meanings and representing their pronunciation with fanqie)
Examples (1 in total)
We are all eager for him to win the Nobel prize.