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摂 means 'absorb'

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Strokes : 13    Frequency: 1596   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-26    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 22 words   Used in 33 words   Used in 94 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   セツ
Additional readings
On    ショウ
Kun    とる to have (lunch), to take (vitamins)   おさめる   かねる
Name    せっ
Variants
摄 (Chinese)   攝  
Notes
The right side is a simplification of 聶 (whisper). The component we call 'splash' is also used as a simplification of other repeated components, eg in 渋 (astringent).
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Components
⿰  扌 (手) hand  ⿱  耳 ear  ⺢ (水) water  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 摂 is used 3 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 摂 is used 30 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
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セツ (read as せっ) : 20 words FIND ALL
せ っ し ゅ 1
noun, 'suru' verb, transitive verb
1. intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion
2. absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); assimilation
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セツ : 7 words FIND ALL
せ つ り 1
noun
1. laws (of nature)
2. (divine) providence  (CODE Christn MISSING!)
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ショウ : 1 word FIND ALL
し ょ う し ん 0
Most common form: 接心
1. concentration  (Buddhist term)
2. period of intensive zazen  (see also: 坐禅)
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とる : 2 words FIND ALL
と る 1
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)  (see also: 取る; often written with kana only)
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Additional data
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摂
セツ    absorb; vicarious   
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⺢
スイ   みず water   
扌
hand
耳
ジ   みみ ear   
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