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小説 しょうせつ (n) novel; story 424
説 せつ (n,n-suf) theory 600
伝説 でんせつ (n) tradition; legend; folklore 810
解説 かいせつ (n,vs) explanation; commentary 864
新聞 しんぶん (n) newspaper 913
説明 せつめい (n,vs) explanation; exposition 934
聞く きく (v5k) to hear; to listen; to ask 1477
説得 せっとく (n) persuasion 5428
説く とく (v5k) to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade 5700
一説 いっせつ (n) another report (opinion) 5759
諸説 しょせつ (n) opinion 6143
聞こえる きこえる (v1) to be heard; to be audible 6182
概説 がいせつ (n) general statement; outline 6353
演説 えんぜつ (n) speech; address 6472
仮説 かせつ (n) hypothesis; supposition; temporary; provisional; fictional 6513
学説 がくせつ (n) theory 9259
説話 せつわ (n) tale; narrative 9940
異説 いせつ (n) different opinion 10549
通説 つうせつ (n) (obs) prevailing view; common opinion 10605
説教 せっきょう (n) propound; preach; sermon 11372
定説 ていせつ (n) established theory 13864
異聞 いぶん (n) strange tale; another story; variant (reading); strange report or tale 14463
聞かす きかす (v5s,vt) to inform about; to read to; to sing for 14727
俗説 ぞくせつ (n) common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition 14938
見聞 けんぶん (n,vs) information; observation 15259
見聞 けんもん (n,vs) information; observation 15259
論説 ろんせつ (n) editorial; dissertation 16546
図説 ずせつ (n) illustration; diagram 16880
前代未聞 ぜんだいみもん (n) unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history; record-breaking 17023
序説 じょせつ (n) introduction 17407
聞き入れる ききいれる (v1) to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with 17918
聞き取る ききとる (v5r) to catch (a person's words); to follow; to understand 18077
聞き手 ききて (n) hearer; listener; audience 18512
新聞紙 しんぶんし (n) newsprint; newspaper 18815
説法 せっぽう (n) a lecture; (Buddhist) sermon; preaching; moralizing 19044
言説 げんせつ (n) remark; statement 19375
社説 しゃせつ (n) editorial; leading article 19629
自説 じせつ (n) one's personal opinion 20510
聞きつける ききつける (v1) to hear; to catch (the sound) 21277
口説く くどく (v5k) to seduce; to make a play 21530
聞き出す ききだす (v5s) to get information out of a person; to begin listening 21615
地動説 ちどうせつ (n) heliocentric (Copernican) theory 21889
伝聞 でんぶん (n,vs) hearsay; rumor; report 22948
詳説 しょうせつ (n) detailed explanation 22992
逆説 ぎゃくせつ (n) paradox 23520
私小説 ししょうせつ (n) novel narrated in the first person 23854
私小説 わたくししょうせつ (n) novel narrated in the first person 23854
前説 ぜんせつ (n) former opinion 23854
風説 ふうせつ (n) rumor; gossip; hearsay 24080
遊説 ゆうぜい (n,vs) election tour; election campaign; stumping 24495
天動説 てんどうせつ (n) Ptolemaic theory 26001
巷説 こうせつ (n) gossip; talk about town 26730
仏説 ぶっせつ (n) Buddha's teaching 26893
総説 そうせつ (n) review article; general remarks 27330
力説 りきせつ (n,vs) insistence; (major) emphasis; stress 27703
醜聞 しゅうぶん (n) scandal 28008
新説 しんせつ (n) new theory 29190
聞き分ける ききわける (v1) to recognize (identify) by sound 29851
日経新聞 にっけいしんぶん Nikkei (newspaper) (abbr. of Nippon Keizai) 30433
見聞き みきき (n) information; experience; observation 30552
風聞 ふうぶん (n) rumour; hearsay; report 30552
聴聞 ちょうもん (n) listening; hearing 31224
性善説 せいぜんせつ (n) belief that human nature is fundamentally good 31648
言い聞かせる いいきかせる (v1) to tell someone to do something; to warn; to persuade; to instruct 32784
伝え聞く つたえきく (v5k) to learn by hearsay 32964
聞き込む ききこむ (v5m) to get information; to find out; to get wind of 33636
説き伏せる ときふせる (v1) to confute; to argue down 33830
聞き書き ききがき (n) account of what one hears 33830
所説 しょせつ (n) explanation; matter under discussion; contents; one's opinion 34761
略説 りゃくせつ (n) outline; summary 34761
口説き落とす くどきおとす (v5s) to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing 35357
著聞 ちょぶん (n) something well-known throughout the world 35357
著聞 ちょもん (n) something well-known throughout the world 35357
謬説 びゅうせつ (n) fallacy; fallacious argument 35357
聞き流す ききながす (v5s) to ignore 35577
性悪説 せいあくせつ (n) the view of human nature as fundamentally depraved 35778
聞き届ける ききとどける (v1) to grant 35778
講説 こうせつ (n) explanation (by lecture) 35968
聞き返す ききかえす (v5s) to ask in return; to ask again; to listen repeatedly 35968
旧聞 きゅうぶん (n) old news 36169
辻説法 つじせっぽう (n) street preaching 36169
聞き入る ききいる (v5r) to listen attentively to; to be lost in 36620
盗み聞き ぬすみぎき (n,vs) eavesdropping; tapping 36884
流説 りゅうせつ (n) groundless rumor; false report 37405
流説 るせつ (n) groundless rumor; false report 37405
聞き耳 ききみみ (n) straining one's ears 37706
珍説 ちんせつ (n) novel idea; strange theory 38001
外聞 がいぶん (n) reputation; respectability; honour 38280
聞き分け ききわけ (adj-no,n) easily taught; obedient 38280
聞き役 ききやく (n) listener's role 38280
聞き及ぶ ききおよぶ (v5b) to hear of; to learn of 38588
寡聞 かぶん (adj-na,n) limited information 38888
実説 じっせつ (n) true story 39227
説諭 せつゆ (n,vs) persuasion; convincing 41444
聞き付ける ききつける (v1) to hear; to catch (the sound) 41444
説経節 せっきょうぶし (n) sutra-based ballads accompanied by the samisen 42342
奏聞 そうもん (n) reporting to the Emperor 42342
壁新聞 かべしんぶん (n) wall newspaper; wall poster 42342
立ち聞き たちぎき (n) eavesdrop 42342
説経 せっきょう (n) (Buddhist) lecture on the sutras 42893
聞き惚れる ききほれる (v1) to listen to in an ecstasy 42893
聞き上手 ききじょうず (adj-na,n) good listener 42893
又聞き またきき (n) hearsay 42893
又聞き またぎき (n) hearsay 42893
憶説 おくせつ (n) hypothesis; speculation; surmise 44061
口説 くぜつ (n) lover's tiff 44061
説き明かす ときあかす (v5s) to explain; to solve; to make clear 44061
聞き覚え ききおぼえ (n) learning by ear 44061
言い聞かす いいきかす (v5s) to tell someone to do something; to warm; to persuade; to instruct 44709
邪説 じゃせつ (n) heretical doctrine 44709
聞き物 ききもの (n) worth listening to 44709
名聞 みょうもん (n) reputation 44709
名聞 めいぶん (n) reputation 44709
余聞 よぶん (n) gossip; rumor 44709
奇聞 きぶん (n) strange news 45436
持説 じせつ (n) one's cherished opinion 45436
叙説 じょせつ (n) explanation; interpretation 45436
百聞 ひゃくぶん (n) hearing a hundred times 45436
漏れ聞く もれきく (v5k) to overhear 45436
博聞 はくぶん (adj-na,n) well-informed; erudite 46248
聞き苦しい ききぐるしい (adj) poor sound quality; unpleasant to hear 46248
聞き捨てる ききすてる (v1) to ignore; to overlook 46248
愚説 ぐせつ (n) foolish opinion; one's opinion 47205
再説 さいせつ (n) repeated explanation 47205
上聞 じょうぶん (n) an imperial hearing 47205
珍聞 ちんぶん (n) curious or extraordinary story or piece of news 47205
浮説 ふせつ (n) groundless rumor 47205
聞き漏らす ききもらす (v5s) to fail to hear; to miss 47205
聞知 ぶんち (n) learn of 47205
変説 へんせつ (n) change of opinion 47205
仄聞 そくぶん (n,vs) casually hearing; hearing casually 47205
艶聞 えんぶん (n) love affair; romance; ones love story 48294
臆説 おくせつ (n) conjecture; hypothesis 48294
虚説 きょせつ (n) groundless rumor 48294
高説 こうせつ (n) your opinion 48294
新聞種 しんぶんだね (n) news source or topic 48294
赤新聞 あかしんぶん (n) scandal sheet; gutter press 48294
聞き糺す ききただす (v5s) to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of 48294
令聞 れいぶん (n) good reputation; fame 48294
逸聞 いつぶん (n) something unheard of 49657
怪聞 かいぶん (n) strange rumor; scandal 49657
誤聞 ごぶん (n) misunderstanding; misinformation 49657
細説 さいせつ (n) detailed explanation 49657
説き付ける ときつける (v1) to persuade 49657
説伏 せっぷく (n) persuasion 49657
側聞 そくぶん (n,vs) casually hearing; hearing casually 49657
他聞 たぶん (n) informing 49657
卓説 たくせつ (n) excellent opinion 49657
聞き置く ききおく (v5k) to listen 49657
聞き齧る ききかじる (v5r) to have a smattering knowledge of 49657