Japanese symbol for “commentary”
解説
かいせつ
Romaji: kaisetsu
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
In Japanese, commentary is 解説, read かいせつ (kaisetsu).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “commentary”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 批評 | ひひょう hihyou | criticism; critique; review |
| 評 | ひょう hyou | criticism; commentary; review |
| 論説 | ろんせつ ronsetsu | article; discourse; dissertation |
| コメンタリー | コメンタリー komentarii | commentary |
| 注記 | ちゅうき chuuki | annotation; commentary; explanatory note |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 理解 | りかい rikai | understanding; comprehension; appreciation |
| 解決 | かいけつ kaiketsu | settlement; solution; resolution |
| 解散 | かいさん kaisan | breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd) |
| 解放 | かいほう kaihou | release; unleashing; liberation |
| 解除 | かいじょ kaijo | termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding |
| 説明 | せつめい setsumei | explanation; exposition; description |
| 小説 | しょうせつ shousetsu | novel; story; (work of) fiction |
| 伝説 | でんせつ densetsu | legend; folklore; tradition |
See also: Chinese symbol for “commentary”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.