Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4

JLPT level: N3

326 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 14

Meaning: opinion, theory, explanation, rumor

Kunyomi: と.く

Onyomi: セツ ゼイ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: ごんべん

Meaning: speech

Strokes: 7

Examples

Examples with audio

明する(せつめいする)   explain

得する(せっとくする)   persuade

教する(せっきょうする)   preach, sermon

する(かいせつする)   give commentary

する(えんぜつする)   give a speech

(しょうせつ)   novel [n.]

家(しょうせつか)   novelist

(かせつ)   hypothesis

(しゃせつ)   editorial

する(ゆうぜいする)   campaign (for an election)

く(とく)   preach, persuade

Onyomi Examples

セツ theory, doctrine, opinion, view, rumour, rumor, gossip, hearsay

セツメイ explanation, exposition, description, account, caption, legend

ロンセツ article, discourse, dissertation, editorial, leading article, leader

テイセツ established theory, accepted opinion, accepted explanation

ユウゼイ election tour, election campaign, stumping

全国遊 ゼンコクユウゼイ nationwide election campaign

Kunyomi Examples

とく to explain, to advocate, to preach, to persuade