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説得力 (せっとくりょく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

説せっ得とく力りょく

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Common word

Meanings

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noun

persuasiveness; cogency; power of persuasion

Refers to the quality of being convincing, whether in speech, writing, or reasoning.

彼かれの主しゅ張ちょうには説せっ得とく力りょくがある。
His argument is persuasive.
データを示しめすことで提てい案あんに説せっ得とく力りょくが増ました

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Showing the data made the proposal more convincing.

Kanji

説opinion, theory, explanation
得gain, get, find
力power, strength, strong

Similar words

説せっ得とく
説得 is the act of persuading someone; 説得力 is the abstract quality of being persuasive.
説せつ明めい的てき
説明的 means 'explanatory' and focuses on explaining, while 説得力 is about convincing power.

Etymology

Compound of 説得 (persuasion) + 力 (power).