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Kanji Detail for 論 - "to discuss, opinion"

論

  • Meaning

    論 means "to discuss, opinion." Also associated with to consider.

    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.

  • Words using 論

    • 結論 けつろん Listen conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
    • 議論 ぎろん Listen argument; discussion; dispute
    • 論文 ろんぶん Listen thesis; essay; treatise
    • 評論家 ひょうろんか Listen critic; reviewer; commentator
    • 理論 りろん Listen theory
    • 討論 とうろん Listen debate; discussion
    • 論争 ろんそう Listen dispute; controversy; debate
    • 論理 ろんり Listen logic

  • Four-character idioms with 論

    • 論功行賞 ろんこうこうしょう Listen conferral of honors (honours), according to merits
    • 三段論法 さんだんろんぽう Listen syllogism
    • 名論卓説 めいろんたくせつ Listen excellent opinions and theories
    • 甲論乙駁 こうろんおつばく Listen arguments pro and con
    • 空理空論 くうりくうろん Listen impractical theory; academic discussion; doctrinairism
    • 談論風発 だんろんふうはつ Listen spirited discussion

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    • Verified meaning: to discuss, opinion
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read さとし, はすお, はすかわ, ろん)
    • Also carries these associations: to consider

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 論

    Given names 論(さとし)Listen

    Surnames 論(はすお)Listen 論(はすかわ)Listen 論(ろん)Listen

  • 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.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ron(ロン) ロン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    agetsura.u(あげつら-う) あげつら-う

  • Strokes

    tip

    15 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    言 (gen・gomben・kotoba)

  • Related Keywords

    to discuss opinion to consider essay logic analects theory argument discussion discourse debate reasoning analysis critique exposition dialectic dialogue dispute hypothesis interpretation rationale contention polemic deduction literary confucius

Sentences including 論

  • 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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