Meaning of 言い聞かせる in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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言い聞かせる, 言いきかせる, 言聞かせる
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Kana Readingいいきかせる
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Romajiiikikaseru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Ichidan verb, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to tell someone to do something; to warn; to persuade; to instruct
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Example Sentences
言い聞かせる, 言いきかせる, 言聞かせる, いいきかせる used in context
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The mother tried to reason with her son.
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彼に言い聞かせよう。
He had his share of luck.
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I've tried reasoning with him but he just won't listen.
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I always say to myself to be generous.
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She admonished the child to be more careful.
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