力説|りきせつrikisetsu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbemphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 力説する（りきせつする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 力説します（りきせつします） |
| Negative (nai) | 力説しない（りきせつしない） |
| polite (masen) | 力説しません（りきせつしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 力説せず・力説せぬ（りきせつせず・りきせつせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 力説した（りきせつした） |
| polite (mashita) | 力説しました（りきせつしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 力説しなかった（りきせつしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 力説しませんでした（りきせつしませんでした） |
| Te form | 力説して（りきせつして） |
| Potential | 力説できる（りきせつできる） |
| Passive | 力説される（りきせつされる） |
| Causative | 力説させる（りきせつさせる） |
| Causative passive | 力説させられる（りきせつさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 力説すれば（りきせつすれば） |
| tara | 力説したら（りきせつしたら） |
| Volitional | 力説しよう（りきせつしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 力説しましょう（りきせつしましょう） |
| Imperative | 力説しろ（りきせつしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym強調きょうちょうNeutralHighlights or stresses a particular part, as in 「重要性を強調」; 「力説」 is about pressing your own case with full force.
- Synonym主張しゅちょうNeutralA view you consistently hold, or the act of asserting it; 「力説」 stresses the force with which you argue.
- Related断言だんげんNeutralDeclaring something flatly and definitively; 「力説」 means laying out your case forcefully.
- Related明言めいげんWrittenWritten/formal prose for stating your position clearly and explicitly; 「力説」 leans toward impassioned argument.
- Related言明げんめいWrittenWritten/formal prose for declaring something outright; 「力説」 leans toward forceful emphasis.
- Related宣言せんげんWrittenA formal public declaration of a policy or view; 「力説」 is vigorous argument, fine in both speech and writing.
- RelatedうたうWrittenWritten/formal prose for stipulating in writing or loudly promoting, as in 「効果を謳う」; 「力説」 argues a claim with full force.
- Related言い張るいいはるCasualColloquial: to stubbornly insist and refuse to budge; 「力説」 carries the zeal of trying to win people over.
- Related確言かくげんWrittenWritten/formal prose for asserting something with confidence; 「力説」 leans toward forceful exposition.
- Related言い立てるいいたてるCasualColloquial: to enumerate points one by one or keep asserting; 「力説」 is an ardent presentation of your case.
- Related言い通すいいとおすCasualColloquial: to stick to your version of things to the very end; 「力説」 leans toward ardent argument.
- Antonym黙殺もくさつWrittenAntonym. Written/formal prose for ignoring an opinion without any response — the opposite of 「力説」.
- Antonym軽視けいしNeutralAntonym. Making light of something and treating it as trivial — the opposite of 「力説」.
Use 「力説」 for arguing or stressing your own case with full force, as in 「必要性を力説する」. Use 「強調」 to spotlight a particular point, 「主張」 for a view you consistently hold, and 「言い張る」 for stubbornly insisting. 「黙殺」 and 「軽視」 are its opposites.
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