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    3. 説得

    説得

    説せっ得とく

    persuasion

    N1KMT3News #4+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab25 strokes

    せっとく

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

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    彼かれは私わたしを説せっ得とくしました。

    He persuaded me.

    KMT3Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かの女じょの説せっ得とくで、私わたしは考かんがえを変かえました。

    Her persuasion made me change my mind.

    KMT3Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かれの頑がん固こな性せい格かくを説せっ得とくするのは非ひ常じょうに困こん難なんだった。

    It was extremely difficult to persuade his stubborn personality.

    KMT4Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かれは長ながい時じ間かんをかけて、両りょう親しんを説せっ得とくし、留りゅう学がくを許ゆるしてもらった。

    He spent a long time persuading his parents and got their permission to study abroad.

    KMT5Emotions & PsychologyFamily & RelationshipsEducation
    交こう渉しょうでは、相あい手てを説せっ得とくする論ろん理り的てきな説せつ明めいが不ふ可か欠けつです。

    In negotiations, logical explanations to persuade the other party are essential.

    KMT5Business & FinancePolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    説
    と.く…(4)
    opinion・theory・explanation・rumor
    得
    え.る・う.る…(3)
    gain・get・find・earn・acquire…(6)
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