説 (せつ) — theory, opinion, explanation

説せつ theory

Frequency #1562 Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common. Grade 4 1 character noun

setsu

せつ

Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low. せつ[1] atamadaka 頭高

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Meanings

theory
opinion
explanation

Explained in simple Japanese

あることについての考(かんが)えや話(はなし)。

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Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

せつ説 opinion

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小(しょう)説(せつ) shousetsu novel 解(かい)説(せつ) kaisetsu explanation 説(せつ)明(めい) setsumei explanation 説(せっ)得(とく) settoku persuasion 伝(でん)説(せつ) densetsu legend 演(えん)説(ぜつ) enzetsu speech 仮(か)説(せつ) kasetsu hypothesis 説(と)く toku to explain

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Explained in simple Japanese

Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

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