Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
usu. in the negative
Kanji used
get near
attach
Pitch accent
せつけ
Top 21400
Composed of
last moves (in go, shogi, or chess); endgame; gathering; collecting; coming together
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
Examples (2 in total)
This net here is to keep off mosquitoes.
He kept the invaders at bay with a machine gun.