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Kanji Detail for 論 - "theory, discuss, argue"

  • Meaning

    論 means "theory, discuss, argue."

    1. To discuss - To argue; to debate.

    2. Opinion - A view; a position; an argument.

    3. To consider - To think about.

    4. Essay - A literary form presenting opinions or arguments.

    5. Analects - An abbreviation for "Analects of Confucius."

    6. Logic - Reasoning; order of thought.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    argument; discourse

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    debate; discuss; discourse

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    abbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], The Analects (of Confucius)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    debate; discussion

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To discuss matters. Researching things and speaking of their rights and wrongs. Such as 輿論 (public opinion), 公論 (public discussion). | A literary genre. Writing that discusses matters. Such as Jia Yi's "On the Faults of Qin," and the like. Read Departing tone. | To judge crimes is called 論. Such as saying 格殺勿論 (killing on the spot without prosecution). Meaning not to investigate the crime.
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Sentences including

  • It's no use arguing with him.

  • We discussed the plan yesterday.

  • I stand for freedom of speech for everyone.

  • His view is quite logical.

  • Man alone has the ability to reason.

  • It is impossible to make her understand the theory.

  • It is no use arguing about it.

  • They discuss the matter every day.

  • There was much argument against the bill.

  • No one could get the better of him in an argument.

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