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
- —郷土小説local story
- —三文小説dime novel
- —就任演説inaugural speech
- —諸説紛々divergent opinions abound; opinion is divided; there are many rumors afloat
- —探偵小説detective story
- —短編小説short story
- —中間小説middle-brow novel
- —伝奇小説fantasy novel; fantastic tale
- —武侠小説swashbuckling stories; martial arts fiction; chivalric knight novels; wuxia xiaoshuo
- —冒険小説adventure story; novel of adventure
- —連載小説serial; serialized novel; serialised novel
- —怪奇小説mystery novel
- —通俗小説popular novel
- —実験小説experimental novel
- —寓意小説allegory; allegorical tale
- —論説委員editorial writer
- —名論卓説excellent opinions and theories
- —歴史小説historical novel
- —教養小説novel about one's education, spiritual growth, etc.; Bildungsroman
- —悪漢小説picaresque novel