See also: 恳切

Chinese edit

earnest close to; to cut; to slice
trad. (懇切)
simp. (恳切)

Pronunciation edit


Adjective edit

懇切

  1. sincere; earnest; cordial

Synonyms edit

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
こん
Grade: S
せつ
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology edit

From Middle Chinese compound 懇切恳切 (kʰən tshet, literally sincere, earnest, cordial + close).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

(こん)(せつ) (konsetsu-na (adnominal (こん)(せつ) (konsetsu na), adverbial (こん)(せつ) (konsetsu ni))

  1. kind, considerate
  2. detailed, exhaustive

Inflection edit

Noun edit

(こん)(せつ) (konsetsu

  1. kindness, cordiality
  2. exhaustiveness

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN