Word Meaning 説起す

ときおこす tokiokosu

説起す is read as ときおこす (tokiokosu) and means to begin an explanation (argument, story, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. to begin an explanation (argument, story, etc.)

Reading

Kana

ときおこす

Romaji

tokiokosu

Writing Variants

  • 説き起こす ときおこす tokiokosu
  • 説き起す ときおこす tokiokosu
  • 説起こす ときおこす tokiokosu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 90898 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

アフリカ単一起源説

あふりかたんいつきげんせつ

Out-of-Africa theory (positing a recent African origin for modern humans)

起源説

きげんせつ

theory of origins

十二縁起説

じゅうにえんぎせつ

Buddhist theory of the twelve-fold chain of causation, interdependent origination and co-dependent arising (San: pratītya-samutpāda)

説き出す

ときいだす

to begin to speak

説き示す

ときしめす

to explain

説明

せつめい

explanation

説得

せっとく

persuasion

説教

せっきょう

remonstration

せつ

opinion

説く

とく

to explain

説明書

せつめいしょ

(printed) instructions