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
- —プログラム保守説明書program maintenance manual
- —事実は小説よりも奇なりtruth is stranger than fiction
- —カントラプラスの星雲説Kant-Laplace nebular hypothesis
- —臆説hypothesis; speculation; surmise; conjecture
- —綜説review article; general remarks
- —椿説odd theory; strange view; absurd opinion; strange story
- —説服persuasion
- —銘説excellent idea; great suggestion; excellent opinion
- —取り説user's manual; instruction manual
- —諸説紛紛divergent opinions abound; opinion is divided; there are many rumors afloat
- —短篇小説short story
- —つじ説法street preaching
- —道聴途説shallow-minded mouthing of secondhand information
- —長篇小説(full-length) novel; long novel
- —中篇小説novella; short novel
- —説明臭いover-explanatory; overly expository; didactic; preachy
- —説明が付くto explain adequately; to be accountable
- —説教くさいpreachy; sanctimonious
- —取扱い説明書user's manual; instruction manual; operation manual
- —取り扱説明書user's manual; instruction manual; operation manual