Word Meaning 切実

せつじつ setsujitsu

切実 is read as せつじつ (setsujitsu) and means pertinent.

Meaning

English

pertinent
appropriate
pressing
urgent
serious
severe
earnest
sincere

Reading

Kana

せつじつ

Romaji

setsujitsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 3538 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

切断

せつだん

cutting

切り取り

きりどり

cutting (for a railroad, highway, etc.)

切腹

せっぷく

seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)

切望

せつぼう

earnest desire

切り抜き

きりぬき

cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)

切除

せつじょ

cut off

切り取る

きりとる

to cut off

切り返す

きりかえす

to perform a twisting backward knee trip

切り返し

きりかえし

railway switchback

切り込み

きりこみ

cut

切り落とす

きりおとす

to cut off

切れ込み

きれこみ

cut

Example Sentences

大したことではないと思われるかもしれませんが、私にとっては切実な悩みなんです。

It may not seem like a big deal, but, to me, it's a serious problem.