Kanji

詮

discussion, methods called for, selection, result

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

言部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

セン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

せんずる, かい, あきらか

Example sentences

所詮 しょせん
いくら 努力 しても 所詮 無駄 終わる だろう

No matter how hard I try, it will probably end up in vain after all.

むじな
あの 政治家 たち お互い 批判 している 所詮 同じ

Those politicians criticize each other, but they are actually birds of a feather.

詮索 せんさく
他人 プライバシー 詮索 する 良くない

It is not good to pry into other people's privacy.

私生活 しせいかつ
有名人 私生活 詮索 する よくない

It is not good to pry into the private lives of celebrities.

詮議 せんぎ
事件 真相 詮議 する

They will deliberate on the truth of the incident.

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