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懇切

懇切

See also: 恳切

Chinese

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

Adjective

懇切

  1. sincere; earnest; cordial

Japanese

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

懇切 (-na inflection, hiragana こんせつ, romaji konsetsu)

  1. kind, considerate
  2. detailed, exhaustive

Inflection

Noun

懇切 (hiragana こんせつ, romaji konsetsu)

  1. kindness, cordiality
  2. exhaustiveness

References

  1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9