01
説明
せつめい
explanation
Meanings
- opinion
- theory
- explanation
- rumor
Readings
Onyomi
- セツ
- ゼイ
Kunyomi
- と.く
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Useful words
02
小説
しょうせつ
novel
03
伝説
でんせつ
legend
04
解説
かいせつ
commentary
05
説得
せっとく
persuasion
06
演説
えんぜつ
speech
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01言Component90%say, wordThe word radical makes explanation feel like speech made visible.02語Component84%word, speechLanguage and explanation share the same speech-side starting point.03話Meaning82%tale, talkTalking and explaining are close actions, but 説 feels more reasoned.04論Meaning83%argument, discourseTheory and argument grow from explanation into organized reasoning.05解Meaning76%unravel, notesExplaining and solving both remove confusion from a problem.06読Meaning68%readReading is often where explanations are found and tested.
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