切なる

Japanese

Kanji in this term
せつ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) つなる [séꜜtsùnàrù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [se̞t͡sɨna̠ɾɯ̟]

Adnominal

(せつ)なる • (setsunaru

  1. earnest, wholeheartedly
    (せつ)なる(ねが)
    setsunaru negai
    an earnest request

References

  1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN