Japanese symbol for “retaining”
接収
せっしゅう
Romaji: sesshuu
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation
In Japanese, retaining is 接収, read せっしゅう (sesshuu).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “retaining”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 留め置き | とめおき tomeoki | detention; keeping; retaining |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 直接 | ちょくせつ chokusetsu | direct; immediate; personal |
| 接触 | せっしょく sesshoku | touch; contact; touching |
| 接続 | せつぞく setsuzoku | connection; attachment; union |
| 面接 | めんせつ mensetsu | interview (e.g. for a job) |
| 接近 | せっきん sekkin | getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching |
| 間接 | かんせつ kansetsu | indirection; indirectness |
| 収入 | しゅうにゅう shuunyuu | income; earnings; revenue |
| 回収 | かいしゅう kaishuu | collection; recovery; withdrawal |
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