This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Reading

Kana:
Romaji: se
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

shallows; shoal

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2

rapids; current; torrent

3

position; place

See also: 立つ瀬
4

chance; opportunity

Kanji

Readings: ライ、 せ
Meanings: rapids, current, torrent, shallows, shoal
Readings: タン、 はや.い、 はやせ
Meaning: rapids

Example Sentences

(かれ)()瀬戸際(せとぎわ)にいた。
➥He was at the gate of death.
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その(みせ)瀬戸物(せともの)使(つか)っている。
➥The store carries earthenware.
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のるかそるかの瀬戸際(せとぎわ)まできた。
➥The situation has come to the point where we either sink or swim.
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それでは(わたし)()()がない。
➥That would leave me in a fix.
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()()ててこそ()かぶ()もあれ。
➥Risk all and gain all.
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()うた()(おし)えられて浅瀬(あさせ)(わた)る。
➥A child on your back may guide you across a ford.
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