See also: 恳切

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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懇切

  1. sincere; earnest; cordial

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Japanese

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(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

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Noun

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(こん)(せつ) (konsetsu

  1. kindness, cordiality
  2. exhaustiveness

References

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

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Root

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懇切 (ganjeol) (hangeul 간절)

  1. hanja form? of 간절 (earnest(ness))