Word Meaning 解説

かいせつ kaisetsu

解説 is read as かいせつ (kaisetsu) and means explanation.

Meaning

English

  1. explanation
  2. commentary
  3. exposition
  4. elucidation

Reading

Kana

かいせつ

Romaji

kaisetsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 2879 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

解説書

かいせつしょ

(instruction) manual

時事解説

じじかいせつ

news commentary

用語解説

ようごかいせつ

glossary

解す

ほづす

to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.)

解決

かいけつ

settlement

解体

かいたい

dissection (of a body)

解放

かいほう

deallocation (of computer memory)

解消

かいしょう

cancellation

解約

かいやく

cancellation of a contract

解除

かいじょ

termination (of a contract)

解散

かいさん

dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)

解答

かいとう

answer

Example Sentences

7

せんせいがぶんのいみをかいせつしてくれた。

the teacher explained the meaning of the sentence to us.

Who is the match commentator?

I like your explanation.

I like this person's explanations. They're easy to understand.

Few people understood his comment.

When I heard my teacher's illuminating explanation, it was as though a blindfold was stripped from my eyes.

I hear that you can burn CDs with Windows XP; could you tell me a website that explains the procedures involved?