説 — opinion, theory, explanation

と説 opinion

U+8AAC Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 3 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 3 level. Grade 4 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 14 strokes 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.

Meanings

opinion
theory
explanation

word

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).

説(と) く toku to explain

せつ setsu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

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(せつ) setsu theory 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

Stroke order

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