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Japanese word 説得: persuasion / convincing / influence. Meanings and example sentences.

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説得 (せっとく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

説得 (せっとく) means persuasion / convincing / influence.

See example sentences below.

説得 at a glance

説得
せっとくsettoku
N1noun
persuasion / convincing / influence
説得せっとくsettokuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 説得

Core meaning

persuasion / convincing / influence

Basic example sentences

Example 1

彼の話でやっと説得できた。

Translation

I was finally able to persuade him with my story.

Example 2

説得に時間がかかった。

Translation

It took time to convince them.

説得 (せっとく): meaning and examples | Daily Nihongo