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、所詮は無駄に終わるだろう。

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

狢 むじな
あの政治家たちはお互いを批判しているが、所詮は同じ穴の狢だ。

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

詮索 せんさく
他人のプライバシーを詮索するのは良くない。

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

私生活 しせいかつ
有名人の私生活を詮索するのはよくない。

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

詮議 せんぎ
事件の真相を詮議する

They will deliberate on the truth of the incident.

Example Vocabulary

所詮

しょせん

after all; in the end; at any rate

詮索

せんさく

prying; inquiry; investigation; search

詮

せん

詮無い

せんない

詮議

せんぎ

investigation, inquiry, deliberation

詮ない

せんない

詮索好き

せんさくずき

詮方ない

せんかたない

詮方

せんかた

詮議立て

せんぎだて

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