摂 means “take in, act for”

せつ · setsu

Also: vicarious, surrogate, act in addition to

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

おさめる, かねる, とる

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

セツ, ショウ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 13 strokes

The story

A hand (扌) beside an ear (耳): picture cupping a hand to take in every word. 摂取 is your intake of food or vitamins, 摂氏, Celsius, comes from the Chinese spelling of the astronomer's name, and the Fujiwara ruled as 摂政, regents for child emperors.

Used in 摂取 (sesshu, intake), 摂氏 (sesshi, Celsius), and 摂政 (sesshou, regent)

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.