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席

Seat, Position, Gathering

JLPT N3

Interesting Fact

In Japanese restaurants, staff often ask 「何名様ですか?」 before showing you to your 席 (seat). Reserved seats on trains are called 指定席 (shiteiseki).

Memory Trick

Imagine finding your RESERVED SEAT in a crowded theater before the show begins.

Readings

Onyomi: セキ (seki)

Kunyomi:

Example Words

席
せき (seki)
Seat
出席
しゅっせき (shusseki)
Attendance
欠席
けっせき (kesseki)
Absence
指定席
していせき (shiteiseki)
Reserved seat

Example Sentence

ここに 座っても いいですか。

ここに すわっても いいですか。

koko ni suwatte mo ii desu ka

May I sit here?

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