Onyomi: セキ · Kunyomi: むしろ · Meanings: mat, occasion, place, seat
Kanji for mat, occasion, place, seat
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席 is made from 广, meaning a “building” or “covered place,” and 巾, meaning “cloth.” In old times, people sat on cloth mats laid out inside buildings. From this idea of a cloth placed under a roof, 席 came to mean a seat, place to sit, or gathering place.
A cloth is laid out inside a building for people to sit. That sitting place is 席.
Think of a cloth mat under a roof. That place where you sit is 席.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 席 | せき | seat | common JLPT-N4 Noun |
| 筵 | むしろ | woven mat (esp. one made of straw) | Noun |
| 席上 | せきじょう | at the meeting, on the occasion | common Noun, Adverb (fukushi) |
| 席巻 | せっけん | sweeping (over, across), conquering, overwhelming | common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 席順 | せきじゅん | seating order | Noun |
| 席を譲る | せきをゆずる | to give one's seat to someone, to offer one's seat | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' ending |
| 席に着く | せきにつく | to sit on a seat | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' ending |
| 席を立つ | せきをたつ | to leave one's seat | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'tsu' ending |
| 席入り | せきいり | entering a tea room | Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 席亭 | せきてい | entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.), vaudeville theater (theatre), music hall | Noun |