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How to say 'Persuasion' in Japanese | 説得

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The Japanese word for Persuasion is 'Settoku', written as 説得 in Japanese.'Persuasion' in hiragana is せっとく.

    word

    説得

    Meaning

    Persuasion

    Reading

    せっとく

    settoku

    Kanji

    説Theory, Explanation 得Acquire

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '説得 (せっとく)' means 'persuasion'. It refers to the act of convincing someone to agree with or accept a particular idea, opinion, or course of action. This term is often used in contexts where one person is trying to influence another's thoughts or decisions. For example: His persuasion was successful「彼の説得は成功した」(かれのせっとくはせいこうした). I tried persuasion but it didn't work「説得を試みたがうまくいかなかった」(せっとくをこころみたがうまくいかなかった). The word can also be used in more formal or serious situations, such as legal or business negotiations.

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    4278

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 説得

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    説

    Meaning

    Theory, Explanation

  • kanji

    得

    Meaning

    Acquire

Words Related to 説得 Through the Kanji 説

These 10 Words contain the Kanji 説 as well.

  • word

    小説

    Meaning

    Novel

  • word

    説

    Meaning

    Theory

  • word

    説明

    Meaning

    Explanation

  • word

    説く

    Meaning

    Explain

  • word

    解説

    Meaning

    Explanation

  • word

    社説

    Meaning

    Editorial

  • word

    学説

    Meaning

    Theory

  • word

    演説

    Meaning

    Speech

  • word

    伝説

    Meaning

    Legend

  • word

    仮説

    Meaning

    Hypothesis

Words Related to 説得 Through the Kanji 得

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 得 as well.

  • word

    得る

    Meaning

    Obtain

  • word

    所得

    Meaning

    Income

  • word

    取得

    Meaning

    Acquisition

  • word

    得意

    Meaning

    Good, Pride

  • word

    獲得

    Meaning

    Acquisition

  • word

    納得

    Meaning

    Understanding, Acceptance

  • word

    不得意

    Meaning

    Poor

  • word

    得する

    Meaning

    Profit

  • word

    得

    Meaning

    Advantage, Gain

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