Kanji

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JLPT N3Jōyō · grade 4freq #32614 strokes

Meanings

opinion, theory, explanation, rumor

ES: opinión, teoría, explicar, expresar

On
セツ、ゼイ
Kun
と.く

Common words

  • 小説しょうせつnovel, story, (work of) fiction
  • 説明せつめいexplanation, exposition, description, account, caption, legend
  • 演説えんぜつspeech, address
  • 解説かいせつexplanation, commentary, exposition, elucidation
  • 社説しゃせつeditorial, leading article, leader
  • 学説がくせつtheory
  • 説くとくto explain, to preach, to advocate
  • 説得せっとくpersuasion

Example sentences

  • トムは小説しょうせつを読よんでいる。

    Tom is reading a novel.

    Tom está leyendo una novela.

    Tatoeba #2312937(opens in a new tab)
  • 私わたしは小説しょうせつを読よんで一日中いちにちじゅう家いえにいた。

    I stayed home all day long reading novels.

    Me quedé en casa todo el día leyendo novelas.

    Tatoeba #155893(opens in a new tab)
  • その歌うたは伝説でんせつに由来ゆらいする物ものだった。

    The song descended from a legend.

    Esa canción se originó a partir de una leyenda.

    Tatoeba #211998(opens in a new tab)
  • あなたはそれをどう説明せつめいしますか。

    How do you account for that?

    ¿Cómo explicas eso?

    Tatoeba #232557(opens in a new tab)

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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