日本語道場

Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2

Kanji

N3

Meaningsseat, mat, occasion, place
On'yomiセキ
Kun'yomiむしろ
Strokes10
Radical

Compounds

  • entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.), vaudeville theater (theatre), music hall

  • parliamentary seat

  • guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium), passenger seat (e.g. taxi), audience

  • seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating), seating

  • associate, junior, assistant, next in rank

  • seat, location (of a gathering, etc.), place, position

Example sentences

  • It was civil of him to offer his seat to the old man.

  • I left home early to get a good seat.

  • I came early in order to get a good seat.

  • She gave her seat to a senior citizen.

  • She attended the party dressed to the nines.

  • She was absent from lectures.

  • So they sought a place such that the conference seating would have them facing the Americans.

  • About the same time as he entered the classroom and arrived at his seat, the chime to announce class rings across the school.