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    3. 言い聞かせる

    言い聞かせる

    言いい​聞きか​せ​る​

    to tell

    KMT10News #39+1Verb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab30 strokes

    言いきかせる言聞かせる

    いいきかせる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to tell, to (try to) persuade, to advise, to warn, to admonish, to reason

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    子こ供どもに危あぶないことをしないように言いい聞きかせた。

    I warned my child not to do dangerous things.

    KMT6Daily LifeFamily & Relationships
    毎まい朝あさ、自じ分ぶん自じ身しんに今きょ日うの目もく標ひょうを言いい聞きかせている。

    Every morning, I tell myself today's goals.

    KMT9Daily Life
    彼かれは部ぶ下かに、締しめ切きり厳げん守しゅを言いい聞きかせた。

    He admonished his subordinates to strictly observe the deadline.

    KMT10Daily LifeWork & Career
    どんなに言いい聞きかせても、彼かの女じょは自じ分ぶんの意い見けんを曲まげなかった。

    No matter how much I tried to persuade her, she wouldn't change her mind.

    KMT10Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    親おやは子こ供どもに、社しゃ会かいのルールを根こん気き強づよく言いい聞きかせる必ひつ要ようがある。

    Parents need to patiently teach their children the rules of society.

    KMT10Family & RelationshipsDaily LifeEducation

    Characters that make up this word

    言
    い.う・こと…(3)
    say・word
    Kanji
    聞
    き.く・き.こえる…(2)
    hear・ask・listen
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
    か
    ka
    Kana
    せ
    se
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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