Word Meaning

せき seki

齣 is read as せき (seki) and means act (of a Chinese drama).

Meaning

English

  1. act (of a Chinese drama)
  2. scene
  3. paragraph (esp. of an Edo-period novel)
  4. passage
  5. section

Reading

Kana

せき

Romaji

seki

Writing Variants

  • せつ setsu

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Rank 163141 Priority Z

Example Sentences

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このくぎりはものがたりのながれをかえるだいじなぶぶんだ。

This section is an important part that changes the flow of the story.

せんせいはこのくぎりをこえにだしてよんだ。

The teacher read this paragraph aloud.

つぎのくぎりではばめんがきゅうにかわる。

In the next section, the scene changes suddenly.

このえいがはさいごのこまがとくにいんしょうてきだった。

This film was especially memorable in its final section.

しょうせつのさいしょのくぎりだけでもよんでみてください。

Please try reading at least the first paragraph of the novel.