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説

N3

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • opinion
  • theory
  • explanation
  • rumor

On'yomi (音読み)

  • セツ
  • ゼイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • と.く
Strokes
14
JLPT Level
N3
Frequency
#289
School Grade
Grade 4
Radical
言#149 · speech

Components

Common Words

  • 説くとくGodanto explain, to preach, to advocate
  • 説教せっきょうNounsermon, preaching, homily
  • 説得せっとくNounpersuasion
  • 説明せつめいNounexplanation, exposition, description, account, caption, legend
  • 説得力せっとくりょくNounpersuasiveness, powers of persuasion, cogency
  • 説明書せつめいしょNoun(printed) instructions, manual, explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note), description
  • 演説えんぜつNounspeech, address
  • 解説かいせつNounexplanation, commentary, exposition, elucidation

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