説明

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See also: 說明, and 说明

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 說明 (“to explain; to account for; to illustrate; to specify; to show; to indicate; to mean; to prove; etc.”).
(This term is a variant form of 說明).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
せつ
Grade: 4
めい
Grade: 2
kan'on
Alternative spelling
說明 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

(せつ)(めい) (setsumei

  1. explanation
    ()(なか)には説明(せつめい)つかないことがある
    yo no naka ni wa setsumei no tsukanai koto ga aru
    In this world there are things with no explanation

See also

Verb

(せつ)(めい)する (setsumei surusuru (stem (せつ)(めい) (setsumei shi), past (せつ)(めい)した (setsumei shita))

  1. to explain
    器具(きぐ)使用方法(しようほうほう)説明(せつめい)する
    kigu no shiyō hōhō o setsumeisuru
    To explain how to use the device

Conjugation

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 せつ‐めい 【説明】Paid subscription required”, in 日本国語大辞典 (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN