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説得 (せっとく, settoku) Japanese meaning: persuasion | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 説得する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 説せっ 得とく する 説せっ 得とく しない Polite 説せっ 得とく します 説せっ 得とく しません Past polite 説せっ 得とく しました 説せっ 得とく しませんでした Past 説せっ 得とく した 説せっ 得とく しなかった Te-form 説せっ 得とく して 説せっ 得とく しないで Desire 説せっ 得とく したい 説せっ 得とく したくない Potential 説せっ 得とく できる 説せっ 得とく できない Passive 説せっ 得とく される 説せっ 得とく されない Causative 説せっ 得とく させる 説せっ 得とく させない Causative passive 説せっ 得とく させられる 説せっ 得とく させられない Volitional 説せっ 得とく しよう Polite volitional 説せっ 得とく しましょう Imperative 説せっ 得とく しろ 説せっ 得とく するな Conditional 説せっ 得とく すれば 説せっ 得とく しなければ Tara conditional 説せっ 得とく したら 説せっ 得とく しなかったら
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I persuaded him to join the project.
I succeeded in convincing my parents, and my study abroad was decided.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 を 説せっ 得とく する to persuade someone
I persuaded him to change his mind.
〈 人ひと 〉 を 説せっ 得とく して 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 させる to persuade someone into doing something
I persuaded her to take part in the meeting.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 説せっ 得とく に 応おう じる to give in to someone's persuasion
He finally gave in to their persuasion.
説せっ 得とく を 試こころ みる to attempt to persuade someone
I tried to persuade him several times, but it failed.
Kanji 説 opinion, theory, explanation Related words· 10 説得 means persuading someone to change their mind or take an action through reasoning, while 勧誘 means inviting or soliciting someone to join something, like a club or service.
説得 is a neutral, formal word for persuading someone with logic, while 口説く is a casual verb often used for coaxing someone romantically or talking them into something.
説得 focuses on winning someone over to a decision or opinion, while 諭す means gently admonishing or guiding someone, often a subordinate or child, toward better understanding.
説得する focuses on logical persuasion to change someone's mind, while 言い聞かせる emphasizes patient explanation, often with emotional or moral weight.
Show 6 more 説得する is the common modern word for persuading someone, whereas 説く carries the same sense but sounds more written or formal, often through moral or logical reasoning.
説得する is neutral, straightforward 'to persuade', while 丸め込む implies a smoother, often manipulative or flattering way of winning someone over.
説得 is neutral persuasion through reasoning and argument, while 懐柔 specifically involves winning someone over with concessions or emotional appeal, often to soften opposition.
Don't confuse with 説得 is the speaker's act of trying to persuade someone, while 納得 is the listener's resulting state of understanding and accepting it, so they describe opposite ends of the same interaction.
説得 is the verb-derived noun for the act of persuading someone, while 説得力 is the abstract quality of being persuasive.
Etymology Compound of 説 (explain, persuade) and 得 (gain, obtain). The combination conveys the idea of gaining understanding or agreement through explanation.
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説得 means persuading someone to agree or act, whereas 説明 is a neutral explanation with no aim to convince.
丸める implies persuading someone through smooth or clever talk with a hint of manipulation, whereas 説得する is the neutral, general word for persuading someone.
説得 means persuasion aimed at actually convincing someone, while 働きかけ refers more broadly to the act of trying to influence, regardless of success.
