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How to say 'Discuss' or 'Argue' in Japanese | 論ずる

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The Japanese word for Discuss or Argue is 'Ronzuru', written as 論ずる in Japanese.'Discuss' or 'Argue' in hiragana is ろんずる.

    word

    論ずる

    Meaning

    Discuss, Argue

    Reading

    ろんずる

    ronzuru

    Kanji

    論Theory, Argument

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '論ずる (ろんずる)' means 'to discuss' or 'to argue'. It is used when engaging in a detailed discussion or debate about a topic, often involving logical reasoning or analysis. This verb is more formal and is commonly used in academic, professional, or intellectual contexts. For example: We discussed the future of technology「私たちは技術の未来について論じた」(わたしたちはぎじゅつのみらいについてろんじた). He argued the merits of the proposal「彼はその提案の利点を論じた」(かれはそのていあんのりてんをろんじた). Note that '論ずる' is often interchangeable with '論じる (ろんじる)', which has the same meaning but is more commonly used in modern Japanese.

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    6

    Frequency

    2902

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 論ずる

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    論

    Meaning

    Theory, Argument

Hiragana in the Word 論ずる

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    ず

    Reading

    Zu

  • hiragana

    る

    Reading

    Ru

Words Related to 論ずる Through the Kanji 論

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 論 as well.

  • word

    論

    Meaning

    Theory

  • word

    理論

    Meaning

    Theory

  • word

    論理

    Meaning

    Logic

  • word

    論文

    Meaning

    Paper, Thesis

  • word

    無論

    Meaning

    Of course, Naturally

  • word

    議論

    Meaning

    Discussion

  • word

    結論

    Meaning

    Conclusion

  • word

    言論

    Meaning

    Discussion, Speech

  • word

    評論

    Meaning

    Critique, Commentary

  • word

    世論

    Meaning

    Public opinion

  • word

    論じる

    Meaning

    Discuss

  • word

    反論

    Meaning

    Objection

  • word

    論理的

    Meaning

    Logical

  • word

    論争

    Meaning

    Dispute

  • word

    討論

    Meaning

    Debate

  • word

    弁論

    Meaning

    Debate

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'Ronzuru' means 'Discuss' or 'Argue' .

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