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Kanji Detail for 説 - "to explain, theory, to persuade"

説

  • Meaning

    説 means "to explain, theory, to persuade."

    1. Explain - To tell; to speak; to state; to admonish.

    2. Opinion - A viewpoint; an interpretation; a position.

    3. Theory - A doctrine; an essay expressing views.

    4. Oath - Words of commitment.

  • Words using 説

    • 説明 せつめい Listen explanation; exposition; description
    • 小説 しょうせつ Listen novel; story; (work of) fiction
    • 解説 かいせつ Listen explanation; commentary; exposition
    • 説得 せっとく Listen persuasion
    • 伝説 でんせつ Listen legend; folklore; tradition
    • 力説 りきせつ Listen emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence
    • 遊説 ゆうぜい Listen election tour; election campaign; stumping
    • 社説 しゃせつ Listen editorial; leading article; leader

  • Four-character idioms with 説

    • 名論卓説 めいろんたくせつ Listen excellent opinions and theories
    • 異端邪説 いたんじゃせつ Listen heretical doctrine (thought, faith)
    • 街談巷説 がいだんこうせつ Listen street gossips and idle rumors
    • 道聴塗説 どうちょうとせつ Listen shallow-minded mouthing of secondhand information
    • 高論卓説 こうろんたくせつ Listen an excellent opinion; an insightful view

  • Tattoo check: 説

    • Verified meaning: to explain, theory, to persuade
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read さとし, せつ, せつじ, せつゆき)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 説

    Given names 説(さとし)Listen 説(せつ)Listen 説(とく)Listen

    Surnames 説(せつじ)Listen 説(せつゆき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    opinion; theory; explanation; rumor

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    speak

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 說|说[shuo1]

  • Onyomi

    tip

    setsu(セツ) セツ

    zei(ゼイ) ゼイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    toku(と-く) と-く

  • Strokes

    tip

    14 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    言 (gen・gomben・kotoba)

  • Related Keywords

    explain theory persuade advise argument essay interpretation opinion proclaim speak teach doctrine commentary hypothesis reasoning discourse

Sentences including 説

  • He explained the matter to me.

  • You cannot read this novel without crying.

  • Please explain it.

  • Can you explain how this machine works?

  • The success of her novel made her rich.

  • This novel bores me.

  • You must account for your absence.

  • I can't account for his absence.

  • I haven't read both of his novels.

  • He was hard put to find out an explanation.

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