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説 means 'explain'

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Strokes : 14    Frequency: 198   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-4    Grade: 4   Intermediate lesson: 18    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 47 words   Used in 336 words   Used in 57 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   セツ   ゼイ
Kun
   とく to explain, persuade
Additional readings
Name    さとし   とき
Variants
說   说 (Chinese)  
Components
⿰  言 say; word  兑 eight elder brothers  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 説 is used 12 times, read 3 ways (with 2 variations).
Across all words in Japanese, 説 is used 328 times, read 3 ways (with 4 variations).
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セツ : 259 words FIND ALL
し ょ う せ つ 0
novel; (short) story
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セツ (read as ぜつ) : 24 words FIND ALL
え ん ぜ つ 0
speech; address
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セツ (read as せっ) : 16 words FIND ALL
せ っ と く 0
persuasion
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ゼイ : 6 words FIND ALL
ゆ う ぜ い 0
election tour; election campaign; stumping
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とく : 14 words FIND ALL
と く 1
Most common form: とく
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
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とく (read as ど) : 4 words FIND ALL
く ど く 2
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to persuade; to coax; to solicit
2. to seduce; to make advances; to make a play; to make a pass; to put the moves on; to come on to; to hit on; to court; to woo; to romance
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とき: 5 words. FIND ALL
explanation; exposition  (see also: 説明)
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An additional 10 less common words include 説 but the readings have not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 553 (originally: 524)  Joy o' Kanji : 524  Key to Kanji: 624 

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説
セツ   ゼイ   とく to explain, persuade   
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兑
eight elder brothers
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丷
eight
兄
ケイ   キョウ   elder brother; brother   あに elder brother   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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儿
legs
言
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   いう to say   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
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