Vocabulary

What does 説得 (せっとく, settoku) mean?

説得 (せっとく, settoku) means persuasion.

Quick facts
Readingせっとく
Romajisettoku
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
せっとく
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsettoku

persuasion

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive persuasion

Example sentences

  • Her persuasion carried a lot of weight.

  • I persuaded my parents to let me study abroad.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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