Kanji
N3 14 strokes Grade 4 freq #326

opinion, theory, explanation, rumor

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

speech gen

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

speech; address
explanation; exposition
novel; story
explanation; commentary
legend; folklore
election tour; election campaign
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing
editorial; leading article
article; discourse
novelist; fiction writer

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

persuasion

Example sentences

He is a good speaker as politicians go.

He tried to gain time by making a longer speech.

He didn't press her for an explanation.

He didn't explain it at all.