Kanji

Level: N3 Strokes: 14

説

Meaning in English

opinion, theory, explanation

Readings

Onyomi: セツ, ゼイ Kunyomi: と.く Romaji: setsu, zei / to.ku

Stroke order

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説

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese opinião, teoria, explicação

Spanish opinión, teoría, explicación

Korean 의견, 이론, 설명

French opinion, théorie, explication

Italian opinione, teoria, spiegazione

German Meinung, Theorie, Erklärung

Indonesian pendapat, teori, penjelasan

★ Vietnamese ý kiến, lý thuyết, giải thích

Thai ความคิดเห็น ทฤษฎี คำอธิบาย

Kanji

Related kanji

N5 読 doku, toku, tou / yo.mu, -yo.mi read, lire, leer N3 認 nin / mito.meru, shitata.meru acknowledge, witness, discern N5 語 go / kata.ru, kata.rau word, speech, language N3 誤 go / ayama.ru, -ayama.ru mistake, err, do wrong N1 誘 yuu / saso.u, izana.u entice, lead, tempt N2 誌 shi document, records, document N1 誓 sei / chika.u vow, swear, pledge N3 調 chou / shira.beru, shira.be, totono.u, totono.eru tune, tone, meter N4 試 shi / kokoro.miru, tame.su test, try, attempt

Word

Words with this kanji

N4 説明 setsumei explanation, clarification N4 小説 shousetsu novel, fiction

Sentence

Sentences with this kanji

N4 説明を聞いているうちに、だんだん分かってきた Setsumei o kiite iru uchi ni, dandan wakatte kita While listening to the explanation, I gradually began to understand N4 この言葉は会話でよく使われるけど、意味を説明するのは難しい Kono kotoba wa kaiwa de yoku tsukawareru kedo, imi o setsumei suru no wa muzukashii This word is often used in conversation, but explaining its meaning is hard N4 この問題についてもう少し詳しく説明してもらえる？ Kono mondai ni tsuite mou sukoshi kuwashiku setsumei shite moraeru Can you explain this problem in more detail N4 説明を聞くだけでなく実際にやってみたほうが覚えやすいよ Setsumei o kiku dake de naku jissai ni yatte mita hou ga oboeyasui yo Not only listening but actually trying helps remembering better N4 説明を聞きながらメモを取るとあとで復習しやすいよ Setsumei o kikinagara memo o toru to ato de fukushuu shiyasui yo Taking notes while listening makes reviewing easier later N4 先生の説明によるとこの問題はそれほど難しくないらしい Sensei no setsumei ni yoru to kono mondai wa sore hodo muzukashikunai rashii According to the teacher this problem is not very difficult