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説く is an exact match with one form of the following word:
説く
BOOST
Reading : とく   
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
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説く is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 87,000 (about 2,690,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 5026 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 6815
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
かれ
わたし
ふせていかせた
He argued me into going.
かれ
いて
どうい
同意
させた

I argued him into consent.
かれ
そのことについて
じぶん
自分
こども
子供
どうり
道理
いた

He reasoned with his child about the matter.
とく
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 15,000 (about 42,900,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 5500
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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セツ   ゼイ   と to explain, persuade   
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eight elder brothers
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eight
ケイ   キョウ   elder brother; brother   あに elder brother   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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legs
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
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