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
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Kun readings
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Words with 説
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —推理小説Popularmystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
- —異説different view; alternative theory; dissenting view
- —一説one theory; one opinion; another theory
- —憶説hypothesis; speculation; surmise; conjecture
- —旧説old theory; ancient ideas
- —曲説false theory
- —言説remark; statement; discourse
- —古説ancient belief
- —口説lovers' tiff; quarrel between lovers; chattering; idle talk
- —再説repeated explanation
- —細説detailed explanation
- —師説teacher's theory
- —自説one's personal opinion
- —重説reexplanation
- —所説explanation; matter under discussion; contents; one's opinion
- —諸説various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
- —叙説explanation; interpretation
- —詳説detailed explanation
- —新説new theory
- —説諭persuasion; convincing