せき

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Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of せき – see the following entries.
S
boats or ships
one of two, one of a pair
birds, fish, or arrows
1
counter for gemstones used as bearings in watches and other devices
(slang, electronics) counter for transistors, especially discrete ones
Same as こく (koku) above
stone
needle made of stone
go stone
something solid but worthless
Short for 石見 (Iwami-no-kuni): Iwami Province
J
weir, dam
H
a cough
4
Seki (a city in Gifu Prefecture, Japan)
a surname
4
seat
meeting place; venue
position; status
4
(arithmetic) product
S
a family register
membership, enrollment, registration in a group
(This term, せき, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as せき, see Category:Japanese kanji read as せき.)

Etymology 2

Noun

せき (seki

  1. : house, dwelling, dwell, reside