言い聞かせる
Meanings
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
1. to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
Other spellings
言いきかせる言聞かせる
Kanji used
Pitch accent
いいきかせる
Examples5
私
I always say to myself to be generous.
彼
Let's give him a stern talking to.
母親
The mother tried to reason with her son.
彼女
She admonished the child to be more careful.
私
I've tried reasoning with him but he just won't listen.