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設 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「言」

道
6Elementary year 5 ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「言」
On
セツせつ · setsu
Kun
もう(ける)mō(keru)
Meaning
to establish; set up; install

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

言 "speech" plus 殳 "a hand with a tool"; ordering and building a thing up — hence "to establish."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onセツせつsetsu設立せつりつ設備せつび建設けんせつ
Kunもうけるmōkeru設けるもうける

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 建設けんせつ

    construction

  • 設計せっけい

    design; plan

More words with this kanji

  • 設備せつび
  • 施設しせつ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

町(まち)に新(あたら)しい図書(としょ)館(かん)を設(もう)ける。

A new library will be set up in the town.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

建設設計設建build計to mea…許to per…証proof評to cri…謝to apo…講lectur…接to tou…切to cut折to fol…拙clumsy刹temple
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Compound

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