audience, audience (with king)
On'yomi (音読み)
- エツ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
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About this kanji
The kanji 謁 (えつ) primarily means "audience," particularly in the context of meeting someone important, like a king or nobility. It is typically used in nouns or in compound forms rather than as a standalone verb. Some common compounds include 謁見 (えっけん), which refers to having an audience with a superior; 拝謁 (はいえつ), meaning to have an audience with someone of high rank, such as the emperor; and 請謁 (せいえつ), which means to beseech for an audience. Note that 謁 is often associated with formal situations, highlighting respect and hierarchy in social interactions.
Example sentences
彼は王に謁見した。
He had an audience with the king.
Meanings across languages
- English
- audience, audience (with king)
- Tiếng Việt
- gặp mặt
- 日本語
- 謁
- 한국어
- 접견
- 中文
- 谒
- id
- audiens
- th
- ผู้เข้าฟัง
- es
- audiencia
- fr
- audience
- de
- Zuhörer
- pt
- audiência
Common compounds
- 謁見えっけんaudience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
- 内謁ないえつprivate audience
- 拝謁はいえつaudience with someone of high rank (e.g. the emperor)
- 請謁せいえつbeseeching, requesting (an audience)
- 謁すえっすto have an audience (with)
- 来謁らいえつvisiting and meeting someone (of higher status)
- 面謁めんえつaudience with someone of high rank
- 謁するえっするto have an audience (with)
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