The kanji 接 primarily conveys the idea of "to connect," "to join," "to attach," "to meet," or "to receive." It implies a coming together, a point of contact, or a process of uniting things or people. It suggests bringing things into close proximity or establishing a connection.

・On-yomi (音読み): セツ (setsu) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): つ（ぐ） (tsu(gu))

⚫︎ 接続 (setsuzoku) Translation: Connection; connection to; joining ⚫︎ 面接 (mensetsu) Translation: Interview ⚫︎ 直接 (chokusetsu) Translation: Direct; immediate

The kanji 接 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, keisei moji). The left side is the radical 手 (て, te), meaning "hand," and the right side is 妾 (shou/shou), originally meant "concubine" and providing a phonetic component. Over time, the meaning shifted towards “connecting” or "joining" because it related to the physical act of using the hand to touch or link things. The character's development reflects the idea of bringing things together through physical contact.