懇切

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See also: 恳切

Chinese

earnest close to; to cut; to slice
trad. (懇切)
simp. (恳切)

Pronunciation


Adjective

懇切

  1. sincere; earnest; cordial

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
こん
Grade: S
せつ
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 懇切 / 恳切 (kʰən tshet, literally sincere, earnest, cordial + close).

Pronunciation

Adjective

(こん)(せつ) (konsetsu-na (adnominal (こん)(せつ) (konsetsu na), adverbial (こん)(せつ) (konsetsu ni))

  1. kind, considerate
  2. detailed, exhaustive

Inflection

Noun

(こん)(せつ) (konsetsu

  1. kindness, cordiality
  2. exhaustiveness

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Root

懇切 (ganjeol) (hangeul 간절)

  1. hanja form? of 간절 (earnest(ness))