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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

一いっ説せつ

issetsu

one theory, another view

Example sentences

  1. 一説いっせつにはこう言いわれている。

    One theory goes as follows.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 一説いっせつには偽書ぎしょとされている。

    According to a theory, this document was a fabricated one.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 一説いっせつには幕府ばくふの間者かんじゃであったともいう。

    Another explanation says that he was a spy for the Shogunate.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 一説

  • 一oneOnイチ・イツKunひと-・ひとつ
  • 説opinion; theoryOnセツ・ゼイKunとく

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