謁
謁·audience (with a superior), be received in audience
- On-yomi
- エツ
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 謁見 | えっけん | an audience (with royalty or nobility) |
| 拝謁 | はいえつ | an audience (humble: from the visitor's side) |
| 謁する | えっする | to be received in audience |
| 謁見室 | えっけんしつ | audience chamber |
Example sentences
大使は国王に謁見した。
たいしはこくおうにえっけんした。
The ambassador had an audience with the king.
陛下に拝謁する機会を得た。
へいかにはいえつするきかいをえた。
I was given the chance to be received by His Majesty.
宮殿の謁見室に通された。
きゅうでんのえっけんしつにとおされた。
We were shown into the palace audience chamber.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 謁見 as かつけん — it is えっけん
- Using 謁見 of an ordinary meeting — it is reserved for being received by a monarch or the Emperor
Memory aid
Picture it
Words 言 plus 曷 (to ask): asking for words with someone far above you — being granted an audience.
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