しる【せっしる】

Frequency rank: 3,380.
    Ichidan verb; intransitive verb
  1. to touch; to come in contact with; to border on; to adjoin; to be adjacent; to be closearchaismsee also
  2. to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to serve; to take care of; to look after; to deal with; to seearchaism
  3. to receive (news); to get; to heararchaism
  4. to encounter; to come acrossarchaism
    5. Ichidan verb; transitive verb
  5. to make touch; to bring into contact with; to bring adjacent to; to bring close; to connectarchaism
Forms
  • しる【せっしる】Frequency rank: 3,380.
  • せっしる
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. to touch; to come in contact with; to border on; to adjoin; to be adjacent; to be close
    2. This meaning refers to physical contact or proximity between objects or people, as well as being close in terms of location.
    The window adjoins the neighboring house.
    His hand touched mine.
  2. to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to serve; to take care of; to look after; to deal with; to see
    3. This meaning focuses on the act of providing service or care to someone, often in a hospitable or attentive manner.
    I acted politely when receiving the guests.
    She attends to the patients and provides appropriate care.
  3. to receive (news); to get; to hear
    4. This meaning involves the reception of information or news, often relating to communication and awareness.
    I received good news from my friend.
    I felt relieved when I heard that report.
  4. to encounter; to come across
    5. This meaning pertains to experiencing or meeting something unexpectedly, whether it be people, situations, or events.
    I unexpectedly encountered an old friend in the park.
    I came across that book and became interested.
  5. to make touch; to bring into contact with; to bring adjacent to; to bring close; to connect
    6. This meaning emphasizes the action of creating a connection or proximity, whether physically or metaphorically.
    He connected the two parts and completed the machine.
    She brought people together and created a community.
Generated collocations (experimental)
way of touching; method of contactto come into contact; to touchto come in contact with peopleto touch each other; to interactto continue to touch; to maintain contactto interact appropriatelyto deal with the other party; to engage with the counterpartto attend to complaintsto come into contact with different culturesto touch carefullyto be involved in a relationship; to come into contact with a relationship
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