Illustration: In a neighborhood community hall, a resident stands behind a simple lectern and speaks into a microphone to several rows of seated listeners. One hand rests on the lectern while the other opens outward in an emphatic gesture.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

演えん説ぜつ

enzetsu

speech, address

Example sentences

彼かれの演説えんぜつは聞きく価値かちがある。
His speech is worth listening to.
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彼かれは演説えんぜつした。
He delivered a speech.
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彼かれは演説えんぜつしていた。
He was giving a speech.
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Kanji in 演説

演performance; actOnエン
説opinion; theoryOnセツ・ゼイKunとく

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