Jisho

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Words — 2 found

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
1. explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; exposition​
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
2. explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture​
Noun
3. storytelling​Archaic, See also 講談, Edo-period term
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Kanji — 2 found

4.747192032277998
17 strokes. JLPT N2. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5.
講
lecture, club, association
On: コウ
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6.37999345716259
11 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
釈
explanation
On: シャク、 セキ
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Sentences — 1 found

  • jreibun/4117/2
    • えど江戸
    • の町でスリ
    • かぎょう稼業
    • をやっている男は、「商売にはこつがあるんだぜ」などとしたり
    • がお顔
    • で仲間に講釈を
    • た垂れて
    • いたが、祭りの
    • さいちゅう最中
    • にいわゆるおとりにつかまって
    • ほばく捕縛
    • され、まんまと
    • だま騙された
    • とわかったときは、
    • じだんだ地団駄
    • を
    • ふ踏んで
    • くや悔し
    • がった。
    In Edo, a man who made his living as a pickpocket would smugly lecture his companions, saying things like “There’s a knack to this trade.” But during a festival, he was caught by what is known as a decoy and arrested, and when he realized that he had been thoroughly duped, he stamped his feet in frustration. — Jreibun
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