説 — opinion, theory, explanation
せつ
説
opinion
せつ
U+8AAC
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #326
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #500
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- opinion
- theory
- explanation
Readings
- On'yomi
- せつ setsu ぜい zei
- Kun'yomi
- と to
word
せつ ・ぜつ setsu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
ぜい zei On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
と to Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Words by frequency and grade
21 wordsEach dot is a word containing 説: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 7 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Components
Composed of
げん
言
say
#149
Phono-semantic compound (形声). 言 (words) gives the semantic domain. The right side provides the phonetic setsu. An explanation or theory.