Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “説”

説教

せっきょう

sermon; preaching; homily

Example sentence

There is no use talking to her.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

説
On
せつ;ぜい
Kun
と.く
Stroke count
14

・opinion

・theory

・explanation

・rumor

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教
On
きょう
Kun
おし.える;おそ.わる
Stroke count
11

・teach

・faith

・doctrine

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Related words to 説教

49 related words

説得

せっとく

→

persuasion

説明書

せつめいしょ

→

(printed) instructions;manual;explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note);description

説明

せつめい

→

explanation;exposition;description;account;caption;legend

説教

せっきょう

→

remonstration;scolding;lecturing

説

せつ

→

theory;doctrine

説話

せつわ

→

tale;narrative

説得力

せっとくりょく

→

persuasiveness;powers of persuasion;cogency

説く

とく

→

to explain;to preach;to advocate

説経

せっきょう

→

lecture on the sutras

説法

せっぽう

→

lecture;sermon;preaching

説明文

せつめいぶん

→

explanatory note

説

せつ

→

opinion;view

説く

とく

→

to persuade;to prevail upon;to reason with;to urge (someone to do)

説法

せっぽう

→

scolding;preaching;moralizing;moralising

説

せつ

→

rumour;rumor;gossip;hearsay

説き聞かせる

とききかせる

→

to explain;to reason

説き伏せる

ときふせる

→

to confute;to argue down;to persuade;to convince;to prevail on

説き起こす

ときおこす

→

to begin an explanation (argument, story, etc.)

説教師

せっきょうし

→

preacher

説教泥棒

せっきょうどろぼう

→

preaching burglar;burglar who preaches at the victim about the methods of preventing similar crimes

説き述べる

ときのべる

→

to explain

説教者

せっきょうしゃ

→

preacher

説教臭い

せっきょうくさい

→

preachy;sanctimonious

説明がつく

せつめいがつく

→

to explain adequately;to be accountable

説き分ける

ときわける

→

to explain carefully or by making distinctions

説示

せつじ

→

instructions;explanation

説きつける

ときつける

→

to persuade

説き勧める

ときすすめる

→

to persuade

説明会

せつめいかい

→

information session;briefing;explanatory meeting

説教坊主

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)

説き出す

ときいだす

→

to begin to speak;to begin to explain

説経節

せっきょうぶし

→

sutra-based ballads accompanied by the samisen

説明的

せつめいてき

→

explanatory;expository;elucidatory

説き難い

ときにくい

→

difficult to explain

説き及ぶ

ときおよぶ

→

to mention;to refer to;to touch upon

説明的妥当性

せつめいてきだとうせい

→

explanatory adequacy

説破

せっぱ

→

confuting;arguing down

説伏

せっぷく

→

persuasion

説き明かし

ときあかし

→

explanation;exposition

説明的科学

せつめいてきかがく

→

explanatory science

説明者

せつめいしゃ

→

briefer;elucidator;exponent;expositor;explainer

説き明かす

ときあかす

→

to explain;to make clear;to elucidate;to illustrate

説明書き

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)

説を立てる

せつをたてる

→

to put forward a theory

説話集

せつわしゅう

→

collection of stories (esp. myths, legends, etc.)

説話文学

せつわぶんがく

→

legendary literature;narrative literature

説明責任

せつめいせきにん

→

accountability;being held accountable

説き示す

ときしめす

→

to explain;to show;to demonstrate

説得上手

せっとくじょうず

→

persuasiveness;skilled in the art of persuasion