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説

Theory
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingセツ、ゼイ
Kun readingと.く
JōyōGrade 4Level 17

Verbs with «説»

説明する解説する説く説得する
  1. doctrine
  2. opinion
  3. view
  4. rumour

Homonyms

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Same reading (せつ)
節 · occasion

Popular Usage

小説説明演説解説社説概説学説

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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rumor · say (言) · words (言) · keitai · mouth (口) · devil · horns · elder brother · teenager · mouth (口) · human legs (儿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 538

Compound words

小説しょうせつ
novel; story; (work of) fiction
説明せつめい
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption
演説えんぜつ
speech; address
解説かいせつ
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
社説しゃせつ
editorial; leading article; leader
説くとく
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon
説き伏せるときふせる
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
説明するせつめいする
to explain
解説するかいせつする
to explain
学説がくせつ
theory
逆説ぎゃくせつ
paradox
序説じょせつ
introduction
説教せっきょう
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding
説得せっとく
persuasion
定説ていせつ
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
伝説でんせつ
legend; folklore; tradition
遊説ゆうぜい
election tour; election campaign; stumping
力説りきせつ
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
論説ろんせつ
article; discourse; dissertation; (written) argument; commentary
仮説かせつ
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
小説家しょうせつか
novelist; fiction writer
説得力せっとくりょく
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
説明書せつめいしょ
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
推理小説すいりしょうせつ
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit

On Reading Examples

彼は、自説に固執しています。じせつ
He persists in his opinion.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は彼女を説得しようとしたが無駄だった。
He tried to persuade her in vain.tatoeba
彼は彼女を説得しようとした。
He tried to persuade her.tatoeba
彼は彼女を説得して自分の言ったことを信じ込ませた。
He reasoned her into believing what he said.tatoeba
彼は彼女に説明を強要しなかった。
He didn't press her for an explanation.tatoeba

Stroke Order

14 strokes

Explain; theory. 言 (words) + 兑 (relief) — explaining until it all becomes clear. 小説 — novel.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 説

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step