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explanation

📖 說明 = speak (說) + bright/clear (明): to speak something clear

The hanja 說 means to speak or say, and 明 means bright or clear. An explanation is literally speech that makes a matter clear. 明 also appears in 분명 (clearly) and 발명 (invention).

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