| Word form | setsumei |
| Original script | 説明 |
| LWT meaning(s) | |
| Grammatical info | do-support |
| Analyzability | analyzable compound |
| Gloss | setsu-mei say-clear |
| Age | Modern Japanese [21] (1868–2007) |
| Lexical stratum | kango |
| Year | 1885 |
| Register | General |
| Numeric frequency | 188.3 |