せき

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of せき – see the following entries.

【隻】S [counter] boats or ships [counter] one of two, one of a pair [counter] birds, fish, or arrows

【石】1 [counter] counter for gemstones used as bearings in watches and other devices [counter] (slang, electronics) counter for transistors, especially discrete ones [noun] Same as こく (koku) above [affix] stone [affix] needle made of stone [affix] go stone [affix] something solid but worthless [affix] Short for 石見国 (Iwami-no-kuni): Iwami Province

【堰】J [noun] weir, dam

【咳】H [noun] a cough

【関】4 [proper noun] Seki (a city in Gifu Prefecture, Japan) [proper noun] a surname

【席】4 [noun] seat [noun] meeting place; venue [noun] position; status

【積】4 [noun] (arithmetic) product

【籍】S [noun] a family register [noun] membership, enrollment, registration in a group

(This term, せき, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as せき, see Category:Japanese kanji read as せき.)

Etymology 2

Noun

せき • (seki) 

1. 舎: house, dwelling, dwell, reside