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説明がつく (せつめいがつく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression, godan verb (-ku)
be explainable ; make sense ; be accountable
Used when a situation, action, or fact can be logically explained or justified. Often appears in negative or conditional forms to indicate something is inexplicable or cannot be accounted for.
科か
学がく
的てき
な
説せつ
明めい
が
つく
。
This phenomenon can be explained scientifically.
Written forms 説せつ 明めい がつく
Standard kanji spelling using つく.
説せつ 明めい が 付つ く
Alternate kanji spelling using 付く; less common but still seen.
Kanji 説 opinion, theory, explanation 付 adhere, attach, refer to Similar words 説せつ 明めい する 説明する is the transitive action of explaining something, while 説明がつく is intransitive and means that an explanation is possible or makes sense.
納なっ 得とく がいく 納得がいく focuses on personal understanding or acceptance, whereas 説明がつく emphasizes logical or objective explainability.
Etymology Phrase composed of 説明 (explanation) + が (subject marker) + つく (to be attached, to be settled). The verb つく here carries the sense of something being established or settled, so the phrase literally means 'an explanation attaches' → 'can be explained'.
