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Grade 4JLPT N3

opinion, theory, explanation, rumor

14 strokes · frequency rank #326

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セツ、ゼイ
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と.く

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Common words

  1. えんぜつspeech; address1
    • We called upon him for a speech.

    • He delivered a speech.

    • He was giving a speech.

  2. せつめいexplanation; exposition; description; account2
    • Please explain the rule to me.

    • Would you like me to explain it?

    • Please explain it.

  3. しょうせつnovel; story; (work of) fiction3
    • Fact is stranger than fiction.

    • Tom is reading a novel.

    • This novel is difficult to understand.

  4. かいせつexplanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation4
    • Few people understood his comment.

    • I hear that you can burn CDs with Windows XP; could you tell me a website that explains the procedures involved?

  5. せっとくpersuasion5
    • I persuaded her to make herself comfortable.

    • We tried to persuade him.

    • There is no reasoning.

  6. でんせつlegend; folklore; tradition6
    • The song descended from a legend.

    • There are a lot of legends in Japan.

    • The legend gave the name to the place.

  7. りきせつemphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)7
    • He contends that primitive life once existed on Mars.

    • I want to stress this point.

    • She emphasized the importance of education.

  8. ゆうぜいelection tour; election campaign; stumping8
  9. しゃせつeditorial; leading article; leader9
    • Have you read the leading article in today's paper?

    • I read it in today's edition.

  10. ろんせつarticle; discourse; dissertation; (written) argument10

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