# 摂 — absorb; act as regent

摂 means “absorb; act as regent”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: セツ (setsu). Kun'yomi: と(る) (toru).

- Meaning: absorb; act as regent
- On'yomi: セツ (setsu)
- Kun'yomi: と(る) (toru)
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Food & cooking 2

## How to remember 摂

Parts: 扌 hand · 耳 ear · 冫 ice

## More in the “Food & cooking 2” set

[飢](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/starve/) · [餓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/starvation/) · [釜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/iron-pot/) · [炊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cook-rice/) · [摂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/absorb/) · [飽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/be-full/) · [漬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pickle/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/absorb/. Last updated 2026-11-01.