懇切

See also: 恳切

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Adjective

懇切

  1. sincere; earnest; cordial

Synonyms


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, rōmaji konsetsu)

  1. kind, considerate
  2. detailed, exhaustive

Inflection

Noun

懇切 (hiragana こんせつ, rōmaji konsetsu)

  1. kindness, cordiality
  2. exhaustiveness

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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