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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

接せっ点てん

setten

connection, common ground

Example sentences

  1. あたりまえだが、人ひとと人ひととの接点せってんは「ことば」である。その言葉ことばによって、考かんがえを共有きょうゆうし、議論ぎろんしている。

    It’s obvious but the connection between people is "words". It is by those words that thoughts are shared and arguments carried out.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 蘇我氏そがしと浦島うらしまにも「海うみ」という接点せってんが見みえてくる。

    The sea is an element that connects the Soga clan with Urashima.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 平賀源内ひらがげんないと接点せってんがあり、彼かれを通つうじて前野良沢まえのりょうたくや小田野直武おだのなおたけに師事しじしたとも言いわれている。

    It is said that Kokan was acquainted with Gennai HIRAGA, and allowed to learn under Ryotaku MAENO and Naotake ODANO with the help of Gennai.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 接点

  • 接touch; contactOnセツ・ショウKunつぐ
  • 点spot; pointOnテンKunつける・つく・たてる

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