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詮

discussion
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingセン
Kun readingせん.ずる、かい、あき.らか
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. discussion
    時間はあなたの好きなように過ごせばいい。所詮、あなたの時間なのだから。You can spend your time in any way you want; it's your time, after all.tatoeba
    私生活を詮索しないでよ。Don't pry into my private life.tatoeba
  2. methods called for
  3. selection
  4. result
  5. elucidateRtK
  1. result (that makes an act worthwhile)
  2. worth (in doing something)
  3. value
  4. effect
  5. use

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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say (言) · words (言) · keitai · mouth (口) · whole · umbrella · king (王) · jewel (玉) · ball (玉)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 360

Compound words

所詮しょせん
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all
詮議せんぎ
discussion
詮衡せんこう
selection
詮索せんさく
inquiry into
詮術せんすべ
(proper) methods
詮方せんかた
way
詮ないせんない
unavoidable
詮無いせんない
unavoidable
詮議立てせんぎだて
thorough discussion
詮索好きせんさくずき
curiosity

Additional Examples

私の隣人はいわゆる詮索好きなのです。
My neighbor is what we call a nosy person.tatoeba
君は他人のことを詮索しすぎる。
You are too inquisitive about other people's affairs.tatoeba

Stroke Order

13 strokes

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