せつ
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. theory; doctrine
Noun
2. opinion; view
3. rumour; rumor; gossip; hearsay
Kanji used
theory
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (136 in total)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
tradition; legend; folklore
novel; (short) story
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
rumor; rumour; gossip; hearsay
your opinion
remark; statement; discourse
one's personal opinion
tale; narrative
common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
article; discourse; dissertation; editorial; leading article; leader
introduction
different view; alternative theory; dissenting view
belief that human nature is fundamentally good
Ptolemaic theory; geocentric model; geocentrism
heliocentric theory; Copernican theory; heliocentrism; heliocentricism
user's manual; instruction manual
explanation; matter under discussion; contents; one's opinion
illustration; diagram
editorial; leading article; leader
general statement; outline
former opinion
conspiracy theory
cynicism (of mankind); belief that human nature is fundamentally evil
novel idea; strange theory
groundless rumor; groundless rumour; false report
to put forward a theory
bizarre theory; strange theory; wild theory
theory of the Emperor as an organ of government
true theory; true teachings
heretical doctrine
one's cherished opinion
theory of origins; origin hypothesis
old theory; ancient ideas
repeated explanation
allusion; alluding; related explanation
groundless rumor; groundless rumour
explanation (by lecture)
review article; general remarks
correspondence theory (theory that a proposition is true if and only if it corresponds to the facts)
the theory of the divine right of kings
change of opinion
foolish opinion; one's opinion
manifestation theory (holding that Shinto gods are manifestations of buddhas)
teacher's theory
etymological theory; etymology
social contract theory (e.g. Rousseau's)
secret theory
theory of spontaneous generation
theory of continental drift
humorism (ancient system of medicine); humoralism
established theory
groundless rumor or story (rumour)
detailed explanation
outline; summary
excellent opinion
other theories
Everyone has his (her) own view; Different people, different opinions
outline; summary
reexplanation
personal opinion
various theories
explaining an idea; exposition; explanation
warm-up (before an act or a TV show recording); prologue; introduction
popular theory; widely-accepted theory
panspermia hypothesis
user's manual; instruction manual
direct method; indicative mood
supplementary explanation; supplementary information
coherence theory (theory that a proposition is true if it corresponds with a specified set of other propositions)
rumor of dissolution (rumour)
the nebular hypothesis
immaculate conception; virgin birth; tradition that Jesus was born to Mary although she was a virgin
rumour; rumor; comment; commentary; review
excellent idea; great suggestion; excellent opinion
the same opinion
molecular theory
phlogiston theory
excellent idea; great suggestion; excellent opinion
uniformitarianism
theory of linguistic relativity
neutral theory (of molecular evolution)
neutral theory of molecular evolution
kami-buddha syncretization theory (e.g. manifestation theory)
Lamarckian evolutionary theory in which individuals lose characteristics that are not used and develop characteristics that are often used
millenarianism; millennialism; chiliasm
10^37218383881977644441306597687849648128; 10^(7x2^122)
(theory of) the immortality of the soul
Buddhist theory of the twelve-fold chain of causation, interdependent origination and co-dependent arising (San: pratītya-samutpāda); twelve causal links
millenarianism; millennialism; chiliasm
monophysitism (theology)
theory of the divine right of kings
purchasing power parity theory; PPP theory
feng shui; fengshui; feng shui tradition
operon theory (Jacob and Monod, 1961)
punctuated equilibrium (theory of evolutionary biology)
millenarianism; millennialism; chiliasm
biogenetic law; recapitulation theory (theory that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny)
commentary; annotation; alternative theory
isolation theory
social-contract theory
illustration (using an example)
tidal hypothesis (of the origin of the solar system); near-collision hypothesis
Examples (5 in total)
Strictly speaking, the theory is not correct.
I can't accept this theory.
I don't intend to counter your theory.