Meaning of 説得 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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説得JLPT 1
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Kana Readingせっとく
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Romajisettoku
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- Meaning
- persuasion
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Example Sentences
説得, せっとく used in context
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Perhaps having realized it was impossible to persuade her, Ms. Kurosaki sighed and sat down in her seat.
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Mr Suzuki persuaded his son to drop his plan to study abroad.
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Crude persuasion is to persistently egg someone on.
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It was no good persuading my sister to give up.
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I prevail on her to have a date with me.
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He persuaded his daughter into going to the party with him.
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Kanji found in this word
gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit
On: トク
Kun: え.る, う.る
11 strokes
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