Kanji: 説

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 7 (completion of 4th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 4th grade in Japan
Radical:	言 Radical name: ごんべん
Meaning:	Rumor, opinion, theory
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 350 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N4	小説(しょうせつ)	novel
N4	説明(せつめい)	explanation
N3	演説(えんぜつ)	speech, address
N3	説(せつ)	theory
N2	解説(かいせつ)	explanation, commentary
N2	社説(しゃせつ)	editorial, leading article
N1	概説(がいせつ)	general statement, outline
N1	学説(がくせつ)	theory
N1	説得(せっとく)	persuasion
N1	伝説(でんせつ)	tradition, legend, folklore
N1	説(と)く	to explain, to advocate, to preach, to persuade