Vocabulary

What does 接する (せっする, sessuru) mean?

接する (せっする, sessuru) means to come into contact with, to border; to treat, to deal with.

Quick facts
Readingせっする
Romajisessuru
Part of speechintransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
せっする
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsessuru

to come into contact with, to border; to treat, to deal with

  1. 1vs-s · intransitive to touch; to come in contact with; to border on
  2. 2vs-s · intransitive to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to serve
  3. 3vs-s · intransitive to receive (news); to get; to hear
  4. 4vs-s · intransitive to encounter; to come across
  5. 5vs-s · intransitive to be tangent to

Example sentences

  • He treats customers kindly.

  • This land borders the sea.

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