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How to say 'Discussion' or 'Speech' in Japanese | 言論

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The Japanese word for Discussion or Speech is 'Genron', written as 言論 in Japanese.'Discussion' or 'Speech' in hiragana is げんろん.

    word

    言論

    Meaning

    Discussion, Speech

    Reading

    げんろん

    genron

    Kanji

    言Say 論Theory, Argument

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '言論 (げんろん)' refers to 'speech' or 'discussion', particularly in the context of public expression or debate. It is often used in formal or political contexts to describe the act of expressing opinions or ideas openly. For example: Freedom of speech is important「言論の自由は大切だ」(げんろんのじゆうはたいせつだ). The discussion about the policy was heated「その政策についての言論は白熱した」(そのせいさくについてのげんろんははくねつした). This word is commonly associated with the concept of free speech and intellectual discourse.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    6

    Frequency

    3297

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 言論

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    言

    Meaning

    Say

  • kanji

    論

    Meaning

    Theory, Argument

Words Related to 言論 Through the Kanji 言

These 26 Words contain the Kanji 言 as well.

  • word

    言う

    Meaning

    Say

  • word

    言葉

    Meaning

    Word

  • word

    言い方

    Meaning

    Way of speaking

  • word

    言語

    Meaning

    Language

  • word

    発言

    Meaning

    Statement

  • word

    一言

    Meaning

    Word

  • word

    言わば

    Meaning

    So to speak

  • word

    言い出す

    Meaning

    Start saying

  • word

    宣言

    Meaning

    Declaration

  • word

    言い返す

    Meaning

    Retort

  • word

    言い表わす

    Meaning

    Express

  • word

    言い訳

    Meaning

    Excuse

  • word

    言付ける

    Meaning

    Entrust

  • word

    証言

    Meaning

    Testimony

  • word

    遺言

    Meaning

    Will

  • word

    言葉遣い

    Meaning

    Wording

  • word

    書き言葉

    Meaning

    Written language

  • word

    方言

    Meaning

    Dialect

  • word

    言い替える

    Meaning

    Rephrase

  • word

    無言

    Meaning

    Silence

  • word

    予言

    Meaning

    Prophecy

  • word

    言

    Meaning

    Word

  • word

    言及

    Meaning

    Mention

  • word

    独り言

    Meaning

    Soliloquy

  • word

    話し言葉

    Meaning

    Spoken language

  • word

    伝言

    Meaning

    Message

Words Related to 言論 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

    論ずる

    Meaning

    Discuss, Argue

  • word

    議論

    Meaning

    Discussion

  • word

    結論

    Meaning

    Conclusion

  • 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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'Genron' means 'Discussion' or 'Speech' .

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