摂

See also: 攝 and 摄

摂 U 6442, 摂 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6442 ← 摁 [U 6441] CJK Unified Ideographs 摃 → [U 6443]

Translingual

Traditional	攝
Shinjitai	摂
Simplified	摄

Etymology

Simplified from 攝 Compare 渋 from 澁.

Han character

摂 (Kangxi radical 64, 手 10, 13 strokes, cangjie input 手尸十人 (QSJO), composition ⿰扌⿳耳丷八)

1. take in, absorb
2. act as deputy

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 449, character 8
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12557
• Dae Jaweon: page 799, character 31
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 3, page 1928, character 13
• Unihan data for U 6442

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 摂 – see 攝 (“to take in; to absorb; to extract; to assimilate; to take a photograph; to shoot; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 攝).

Japanese

Shinjitai	摂
Kyūjitai	攝

Kanji

摂

(Jōyō kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 攝)

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Readings

• Go-on: しょう (shō)^{←せふ (sefu, historical)}
• Kan-on: しょう (shō)^{←せふ (sefu, historical)}
• Kan’yō-on: せつ (setsu, Jōyō)
• Kun: おさめる (osameru, 摂める)、かねる (kaneru, 摂る)、とる (toru, 摂る)

Proper noun

摂(おさむ) • (Osamu) 

1. a male given name