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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

説とく

N1
とく toku
  1. to explain
  2. to advocate
  3. to preach
  4. to persuade
godan verbtransitive

Chinese meanings

说明;劝说

Examples

  • 彼かれを説ときさとして非ひを認みとめた。
    I convinced him of his fault.
    他劝说对方承认了错误。
  • 彼かれは説といて同どう意いさせた。
    I argued him into consent.
    他劝说对方同意了。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('1aae8e7f19'); // 説く
{
  "id": "1aae8e7f19",
  "word": "説く",
  "reading": "とく",
  "romaji": "toku",
  "meanings": [
    "to explain",
    "to advocate",
    "to preach",
    "to persuade"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "v5k",
    "vt"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1386420,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "彼を説きさとして非を認めた。",
      "furigana": "{彼|かれ}を{説|と}きさとして{非|ひ}を{認|みと}めた。",
      "en": "I convinced him of his fault.",
      "tatoeba_id": 95842
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼は説いて同意させた。",
      "furigana": "{彼|かれ}は{説|と}いて{同意|どうい}させた。",
      "en": "I argued him into consent.",
      "tatoeba_id": 103090
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "3efe7530c4bfcd202770e1ce833909f3fcd4d86289aa788872f52412d28531e8",
    "meanings": [
      "说明",
      "劝说"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "彼を説きさとして非を認めた。",
        "zh": "他劝说对方承认了错误。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼は説いて同意させた。",
        "zh": "他劝说对方同意了。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/1aae8e7f19",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1386420; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "cb64465dca01615305be21cbfba563bd9344dc646e2aafc229c39422b6979353"
  }
}