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N3
On: せき

Memory Aid

Imagine a wide ROOF (广) covering a space. Below, a small TABLE (戈) is set, with a CLOTH (巾) over it, creating a formal SEAT.

'Seki' — Have a SEAT and enjoy some SAKE.

Vocabulary

座席ざせきseat
出席しゅっせきattendance
欠席けっせきabsence
客席きゃくせきguest seating
指定席していせきreserved seat

Example Sentences

どうぞお席へお座りください。

Please take your seat.

この席は空いていますか?

Is this seat open?

会議には多くの人が出席しました。

Many people attended the meeting.

彼は病気で会社を欠席しました。

He was absent from work due to illness.

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