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Japanese symbol for “treating”

Romaji: settai
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining

In Japanese, treating is , read (settai).

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, vs, vt entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

touch, contact, adjoin
on: セツ、ショウ
kun: つ.ぐ
11 strokes · JLPT 2
wait, depend on
on: タイ
kun: ま.つ、-ま.ち
9 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
きたい kitaiexpectation; anticipation; hope
しょうたい shoutaiinvitation

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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