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Japanese symbol for “adhering”

Romaji: setchaku
adhesion; glueing; gluing; bonding

In Japanese, adhering is , read (setchaku).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vi, vs adhesion; glueing; gluing; bonding; binding; adhering

Kanji and stroke order

touch, contact, adjoin
on: セツ、ショウ
kun: つ.ぐ
11 strokes · JLPT 2
don, arrive, wear
on: チャク、ジャク
kun: き.る、き.せる、つ.く、つ.ける
12 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ちょくせつ chokusetsudirect; immediate; personal
せっしょく sesshokutouch; contact; touching
せつぞく setsuzokuconnection; attachment; union
めんせつ mensetsuinterview (e.g. for a job)
せっきん sekkingetting closer; drawing nearer; approaching
かんせつ kansetsuindirection; indirectness
とうちゃく touchakuarrival
みずぎ mizugibathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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