懇切

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See also: 恳切

Chinese[edit]

earnest close to; to cut; to slice
trad. (懇切)
simp. (恳切)

Pronunciation[edit]


Adjective[edit]

懇切

  1. sincere; earnest; cordial

Synonyms[edit]

Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
こん
Grade: S
せつ
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Chinese compound 懇切恳切 (kʰən tshet, literally sincere, earnest, cordial + close).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

(こん)(せつ) (konsetsu-na (adnominal (こん)(せつ) (konsetsu na), adverbial (こん)(せつ) (konsetsu ni))

  1. kind, considerate
  2. detailed, exhaustive

Inflection[edit]

Noun[edit]

(こん)(せつ) (konsetsu

  1. kindness, cordiality
  2. exhaustiveness

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN