English–Japanese

“explanation” in Japanese

Japanese

Also解説 (kaisetsu)

Romajisetsumei

先生の説明はわかりやすいです。sen sei no setsu mei wa wa ka ri ya su i de su

The teacher's explanation is easy to understand.

“Explanation” in Japanese is 説明 (setsumei). 説明 can also mean “description”.

It presents information in a way that makes a subject clear to someone who does not yet understand it.

この絵の説明を読みます。ko no e no setsu mei o yo mi ma su

I read the description of this picture.

わからないところは、先生に説明をお願いしました。wa ka ra na i to ko ro wa sen sei ni setsu mei o o nega i shi ma shi ta

I asked the teacher for an explanation of what I did not understand.

The noun 説明 (setsumei) commonly combines with する (suru) to form 説明する (setsumei suru), meaning to explain.

kaisetsu

nounexplanation

先生の解説は分かりやすいです。sen sei no kai setsu wa wa ka ri ya su i de su

The teacher's explanation is easy to understand.