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N4 Kanji 158: 説
Meaning:
In Japanese, 説 means “to explain”.
How to read it:
| Kunyomi | と |
| Onyomi | せつ |
How to write it:
Origin:
You can see a man and two mouths. You are explaining something to someone.
So 説 stands for “to explain”.
Development:
Vocabulary:
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 説明する | せつめいする | to explain |
| 小説 | しょうせつ | novel |
| 説 | せつ | theory |
| 解説する | かいせつする | to explain |
| 説得する | せっとくする | to persuade |
| 説く | とく | to explain |
| 伝説 | でんせつ | legend |
| 仮説 | かせつ | hypothesis |
| 演説 | えんぜつ | speech |
| 説教 | せっきょう | sermon |
| 学説 | がくせつ | theory |
| 言説 | げんせつ | discourse |
| 口説く | くどく | to persuade |
| 通説 | つうせつ | popular wisdom |
| 力説 | りきせつ | motive |
| 逆説 | ぎゃくせつ | paradox |
| 論説 | ろんせつ | editorial |
| 定説 | ていせつ | dogma |
| 社説 | しゃせつ | editorial |
| 諸説 | しょせつ | various opinions |
| 概説 | がいせつ | overview |
| 説法 | せっぽう | sermon |
| 自説 | じせつ | my opinion |
| 俗説 | ぞくせつ | popular theory |
| 序説 | じょせつ | introduction |
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