"論" meaning in Japanese

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Character

Forms: Sixth grade kyōiku kanji [romanization]
  1. argument, discussion Tags: kanji
    Sense id: en-論-ja-character-fY0F05xz Categories (other): Japanese jōyō kanji, Japanese kanji, Japanese kyōiku kanji, Japanese sixth grade kanji, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 54 10 2 2 8 17 4 2 Derived forms: 汎心論 (hanshinron) (ruby: (はん), (しん), (ろん)) (english: panpsychism), 博士論文 (hakase ronbun) (ruby: (はか), (), (ろん), (ぶん)) (english: Ph.D. thesis), 勿論 (mochiron) (ruby: (もち), (ろん)) (english: of course), 論外 (rongai) (ruby: (ろん), (がい)) (english: something out of question; something beside the point), 論議 (rongi) (ruby: (ろん), ()) (english: oral, calm discussion), 論客 (ronkyaku) (ruby: (ろん), (きゃく)) (english: controversialist, polemicist), 論及 (ronkyū) (ruby: (ろん), (きゅう)) (english: touching upon), 論拠 (ronkyo) (ruby: (ろん), (きょ)) (english: the basis or grounds of an argument), 論語 (Rongo) (ruby: (ろん), ()) (english: the Analects of Confucius), 論考 (ronkō) (ruby: (ろん), (こう)) (english: scholarly discussion), 論告 (ronkoku) (ruby: (ろん), (こく)) (english: prosecutor's closing argument), 論旨 (ronshi) (ruby: (ろん), ()) (english: point of an argument), 論者 (ronsha) (ruby: (ろん), (しゃ)) (english: disputant, advocate, debater), 論述 (ronjutsu) (ruby: (ろん), (じゅつ)) (english: statement), 論集 (ronshū) (ruby: (ろん), (しゅう)) (english: collection of essay), 論証 (ronshō) (ruby: (ろん), (しょう)) (english: proof, demonstration), 論陣 (ronjin) (ruby: (ろん), (じん)) (english: basis of an argument), 論説 (ronsetsu) (ruby: (ろん), (せつ)) (english: article; editorial), 論戦 (ronsen) (ruby: (ろん), (せん)) (english: battle of words, debate), 論争 (ronsō) (ruby: (ろん), (そう)) (english: argument, dispute, controversy), 論題 (rondai) (ruby: (ろん), (だい)) (english: subject of discussion), 論壇 (rondan) (ruby: (ろん), (だん)) (english: forum, platform, tribune), 論調 (ronchō) (ruby: (ろん), 調(ちょう)) (english: tone of an argument), 論敵 (ronteki) (ruby: (ろん), (てき)) (english: opponent, adversary), 論点 (ronten) (ruby: (ろん), (てん)) (english: point in question), 論破 (ronpa) (ruby: (ろん), ()) (english: refutation), 論駁 (ronbaku) (ruby: (ろん), (ばく)) (english: attack flaws in an argument or theory), 論評 (ronpyō) (ruby: (ろん), (ぴょう)) (english: criticism, comment), 論文 (ronbun) (ruby: (ろん), (ぶん)) (english: thesis, (academic) paper), 論法 (ronpō) (ruby: (ろん), (ぽう)) (english: logic, reasoning), 論理 (ronri) (ruby: (ろん), ()) (english: logic, reason)

Noun

IPA: [ɾõ̞ɴ] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (ろん)), ron [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 論 (MC lwonH). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|論|id=3}} 論 (MC lwonH) Head templates: {{ja-noun|ろん}} 論(ろん) • (ron)
  1. argument, discussion, disputation
    Sense id: en-論-ja-noun-y-PQMYCG
  2. theory
    Sense id: en-論-ja-noun-9Dl7SAXg
  3. question of; advocacy of
    Sense id: en-論-ja-noun-bxsPaKgr
  4. opinion, view
    Sense id: en-論-ja-noun-iG7i~a3V
  5. essay, treatise
    Sense id: en-論-ja-noun-VsLGnGFp

Suffix

IPA: [ɾõ̞ɴ] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (ろん)), -ron [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 論 (MC lwonH). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|論|id=3}} 論 (MC lwonH) Head templates: {{ja-pos|suffix|ろん}} 論(ろん) • (-ron)
  1. theory; -ology Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-論-ja-suffix-hI~8ih4O Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 13 12 1 1 6 20 44 3 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 4 4 2 2 8 22 55 4 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 4 4 2 2 8 21 56 4 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 27 3 2 2 6 16 42 3
  2. doctrine; -ism Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-論-ja-suffix-Idn6hvJP
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          "english": "panpsychism",
          "roman": "hanshinron",
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          "english": "Ph.D. thesis",
          "roman": "hakase ronbun",
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          "english": "of course",
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          "english": "touching upon",
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              "及",
              "きゅう"
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          "english": "the basis or grounds of an argument",
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          "english": "the Analects of Confucius",
          "roman": "Rongo",
          "ruby": [
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              "論",
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              "語",
              "ご"
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          "word": "論語"
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          "english": "scholarly discussion",
          "roman": "ronkō",
          "ruby": [
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            [
              "考",
              "こう"
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          "word": "論考"
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          "english": "prosecutor's closing argument",
          "roman": "ronkoku",
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              "告",
              "こく"
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          "word": "論告"
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          "english": "point of an argument",
          "roman": "ronshi",
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              "旨",
              "し"
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          "english": "disputant, advocate, debater",
          "roman": "ronsha",
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              "者",
              "しゃ"
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          "english": "statement",
          "roman": "ronjutsu",
          "ruby": [
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              "論",
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              "述",
              "じゅつ"
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          "english": "collection of essay",
          "roman": "ronshū",
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              "集",
              "しゅう"
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          ],
          "word": "論集"
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          "english": "proof, demonstration",
          "roman": "ronshō",
          "ruby": [
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              "論",
              "ろん"
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              "証",
              "しょう"
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          ],
          "word": "論証"
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          "english": "basis of an argument",
          "roman": "ronjin",
          "ruby": [
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              "論",
              "ろん"
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            [
              "陣",
              "じん"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "論陣"
        },
        {
          "english": "article; editorial",
          "roman": "ronsetsu",
          "ruby": [
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              "論",
              "ろん"
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            [
              "説",
              "せつ"
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          "word": "論説"
        },
        {
          "english": "battle of words, debate",
          "roman": "ronsen",
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              "論",
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            [
              "戦",
              "せん"
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          "word": "論戦"
        },
        {
          "english": "argument, dispute, controversy",
          "roman": "ronsō",
          "ruby": [
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            [
              "争",
              "そう"
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          ],
          "word": "論争"
        },
        {
          "english": "subject of discussion",
          "roman": "rondai",
          "ruby": [
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              "論",
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            [
              "題",
              "だい"
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          ],
          "word": "論題"
        },
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          "roman": "rondan",
          "ruby": [
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            [
              "壇",
              "だん"
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        },
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          "english": "tone of an argument",
          "roman": "ronchō",
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              "論",
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              "調",
              "ちょう"
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          "word": "論調"
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          "english": "opponent, adversary",
          "roman": "ronteki",
          "ruby": [
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              "論",
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            [
              "敵",
              "てき"
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          ],
          "word": "論敵"
        },
        {
          "english": "point in question",
          "roman": "ronten",
          "ruby": [
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              "論",
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            [
              "点",
              "てん"
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          ],
          "word": "論点"
        },
        {
          "english": "refutation",
          "roman": "ronpa",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "論",
              "ろん"
            ],
            [
              "破",
              "ぱ"
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          ],
          "word": "論破"
        },
        {
          "english": "attack flaws in an argument or theory",
          "roman": "ronbaku",
          "ruby": [
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              "駁",
              "ばく"
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          "word": "論駁"
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          "english": "criticism, comment",
          "roman": "ronpyō",
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          "word": "論評"
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          "english": "thesis, (academic) paper",
          "roman": "ronbun",
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              "法",
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          "word": "論法"
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          "english": "logic, reason",
          "roman": "ronri",
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              "理",
              "り"
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          "ruby": [
            [
              "陰",
              "いん"
            ],
            [
              "謀",
              "ぼう"
            ],
            [
              "論",
              "ろん"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "陰謀論"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "theory; -ology"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "theory",
          "theory"
        ],
        [
          "-ology",
          "-ology"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ruby": [
            [
              "無",
              "む"
            ],
            [
              "神",
              "しん"
            ],
            [
              "論",
              "ろん"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "無神論 ― mushinron ― atheism"
        },
        {
          "english": "materialism",
          "roman": "yuibutsuron",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "唯",
              "ゆい"
            ],
            [
              "物",
              "ぶつ"
            ],
            [
              "論",
              "ろん"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "唯物論"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "doctrine; -ism"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "doctrine",
          "doctrine"
        ],
        [
          "-ism",
          "-ism"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "ろん"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɾõ̞ɴ]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "ja:論"
  ],
  "word": "論"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 論 meaning in Japanese (10.8kB)

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  "path": [
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  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "論",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
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  "section": "Japanese",
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}

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