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How to say 'Dispute' in Japanese | 論争

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The Japanese word for Dispute is 'Ronsou', written as 論争 in Japanese.'Dispute' in hiragana is ろんそう.

    word

    論争

    Meaning

    Dispute

    Reading

    ろんそう

    ronsou

    Kanji

    論Theory, Argument 争Dispute

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '論争 (ろんそう)' refers to a dispute or debate, typically involving a contentious issue where differing opinions are argued. It is used in contexts ranging from academic discussions to public controversies. For example: The dispute over the policy continued「その政策についての論争が続いた」(そのせいさくについてのろんそうがつづいた). There was a heated debate about the new law「新しい法律について激しい論争があった」(あたらしいほうりつについてはげしいろんそうがあった). The term emphasizes the exchange of opposing views and can imply a prolonged or intense discussion.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    6

    Frequency

    6473

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 論争

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    論

    Meaning

    Theory, Argument

  • kanji

    争

    Meaning

    Dispute

Words Related to 論争 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

    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

    討論

    Meaning

    Debate

  • word

    弁論

    Meaning

    Debate

Words Related to 論争 Through the Kanji 争

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 争 as well.

  • word

    戦争

    Meaning

    War

  • word

    競争

    Meaning

    Competition

  • word

    闘争

    Meaning

    Struggle, Conflict

  • word

    紛争

    Meaning

    Conflict

  • word

    争い

    Meaning

    Dispute

  • word

    争う

    Meaning

    Compete, Dispute

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