説 — kanji meaning “opinion”
説
opinion, theory, explanation, rumor
- Meanings
- opinion, theory, explanation, rumor
- On'yomi
- セツ (setsu)、ゼイ (zei)
- Kun'yomi
- と.く
- Name readings
- さとし、とき
- Strokes
- 14
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #326 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 149
- Chinese reading
- shuō, shuì, yuè
Words with 説
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 説明 | せつめい setsumei | explanation; exposition; description |
| 小説 | しょうせつ shousetsu | novel; story; (work of) fiction |
| 解説 | かいせつ kaisetsu | explanation; commentary; exposition |
| 伝説 | でんせつ densetsu | legend; folklore; tradition |
| 説得 | せっとく settoku | persuasion |
| 演説 | えんぜつ enzetsu | speech; address |
| 説教 | せっきょう sekkyou | sermon; preaching; homily |
| 社説 | しゃせつ shasetsu | editorial; leading article; leader |
| 学説 | がくせつ gakusetsu | theory |
| 逆説 | ぎゃくせつ gyakusetsu | paradox |
| 論説 | ろんせつ ronsetsu | article; discourse; dissertation |
| 力説 | りきせつ rikisetsu | emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence |
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