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- せつ;ぜい
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・opinion
・theory
・explanation
・rumor
Japanese dictionary
せっきょう
sermon; preaching; homily
Example sentence
There is no use talking to her.
Kanji details
・opinion
・theory
・explanation
・rumor
・teach
・faith
・doctrine
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せっとく
persuasion
せつめいしょ
(printed) instructions;manual;explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note);description
せつめい
explanation;exposition;description;account;caption;legend
せっきょう
remonstration;scolding;lecturing
せつ
theory;doctrine
せつわ
tale;narrative
せっとくりょく
persuasiveness;powers of persuasion;cogency
とく
to explain;to preach;to advocate
せっきょう
lecture on the sutras
せっぽう
lecture;sermon;preaching
せつめいぶん
explanatory note
せつ
opinion;view
とく
to persuade;to prevail upon;to reason with;to urge (someone to do)
せっぽう
scolding;preaching;moralizing;moralising
せつ
rumour;rumor;gossip;hearsay
とききかせる
to explain;to reason
ときふせる
to confute;to argue down;to persuade;to convince;to prevail on
ときおこす
to begin an explanation (argument, story, etc.)
せっきょうし
preacher
せっきょうどろぼう
preaching burglar;burglar who preaches at the victim about the methods of preventing similar crimes
ときのべる
to explain
せっきょうしゃ
preacher
せっきょうくさい
preachy;sanctimonious
せつめいがつく
to explain adequately;to be accountable
ときわける
to explain carefully or by making distinctions
せつじ
instructions;explanation
ときつける
to persuade
ときすすめる
to persuade
せつめいかい
information session;briefing;explanatory meeting
せっきょうぼうず
tub-thumping preacher;preacher (priest) who is good at delivering a sermon;pulpiteer (usually with contemptuous implication)
ときいだす
to begin to speak;to begin to explain
せっきょうぶし
sutra-based ballads accompanied by the samisen
せつめいてき
explanatory;expository;elucidatory
ときにくい
difficult to explain
ときおよぶ
to mention;to refer to;to touch upon
せつめいてきだとうせい
explanatory adequacy
せっぱ
confuting;arguing down
せっぷく
persuasion
ときあかし
explanation;exposition
せつめいてきかがく
explanatory science
せつめいしゃ
briefer;elucidator;exponent;expositor;explainer
ときあかす
to explain;to make clear;to elucidate;to illustrate
せつめいがき
(written) explanation;explanatory label (e.g. in a museum);information sign (e.g. at a tourist spot);instructions (e.g. for a product)
せつをたてる
to put forward a theory
せつわしゅう
collection of stories (esp. myths, legends, etc.)
せつわぶんがく
legendary literature;narrative literature
せつめいせきにん
accountability;being held accountable
ときしめす
to explain;to show;to demonstrate
せっとくじょうず
persuasiveness;skilled in the art of persuasion