Kanji1 / 14
説 kanji
opinion, theory, explanation, rumor
- JLPT level
- N3 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N4 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 14
- School grade
- Grade 4 (elementary school)
On readings
セツゼイ
Kun readings
とく
Words with 説
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —都市伝説urban legend
- —携帯小説cell phone novel; literary work originally written on a cellular phone
- —ピン説明pin-outs
- —基調演説keynote speech
- —詳細説明detailed explanation
- —用語解説glossary
- —現代小説contemporary novel; modern novel
- —時事解説news commentary; comments on the news
- —激励演説speech of encouragement; pep talk
- —追悼演説funeral oration; funeral speech
- —恋愛小説love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
- —魂不死説(theory of) the immortality of the soul
- —青春小説youth novel
- —荻野学説Ogino theory (basis of the rhythm method)
- —趣旨説明explanation of aim (esp. of a legislative bill); rationalization
- —背景説明background briefing; backgrounder
- —対立仮説alternative hypothesis
- —四体液説humorism (ancient system of medicine); humoralism; humoral theory
- —民間説話folk tale; folklore
- —感精伝説myths of asexual conception from natural objects