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How to say 'Paper' or 'Thesis' in Japanese | 論文

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The Japanese word for Paper or Thesis is 'Ronbun', written as 論文 in Japanese.'Paper' or 'Thesis' in hiragana is ろんぶん.

    word

    論文

    Meaning

    Paper, Thesis

    Reading

    ろんぶん

    ronbun

    Kanji

    論Theory, Argument 文Sentence

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '論文 (ろんぶん)' refers to an academic or scholarly paper, often a thesis or dissertation. It is commonly used in academic contexts to describe a written work that presents research or arguments on a specific topic. For example: I wrote a thesis on environmental science「環境科学についての論文を書いた」(かんきょうかがくについてのろんぶんをかいた). This paper is very well-researched「この論文はとてもよく調べられている」(このろんぶんはとてもよくしらべられている). The word can also refer to shorter academic papers or essays, depending on the context.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    6

    Frequency

    2659

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 論文

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    論

    Meaning

    Theory, Argument

  • kanji

    文

    Meaning

    Sentence

Words Related to 論文 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

    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

    論争

    Meaning

    Dispute

  • word

    討論

    Meaning

    Debate

  • word

    弁論

    Meaning

    Debate

Words Related to 論文 Through the Kanji 文

These 24 Words contain the Kanji 文 as well.

  • word

    文化

    Meaning

    Culture

  • word

    文字

    Meaning

    Character, Letter

  • word

    作文

    Meaning

    Composition

  • word

    文

    Meaning

    Sentence

  • word

    文学

    Meaning

    Literature

  • word

    文章

    Meaning

    Writing

  • word

    注文

    Meaning

    Order

  • word

    文房具

    Meaning

    Stationery

  • word

    文書

    Meaning

    Document

  • word

    例文

    Meaning

    Example

  • word

    文明

    Meaning

    Civilization

  • word

    英文

    Meaning

    English writing

  • word

    文句

    Meaning

    Phrase, Complaint

  • word

    人文科学

    Meaning

    Humanities

  • word

    文献

    Meaning

    Document

  • word

    文庫

    Meaning

    Library, Paperback

  • word

    文部

    Meaning

    Education

  • word

    文芸

    Meaning

    Literature

  • word

    本文

    Meaning

    Main text

  • word

    文学者

    Meaning

    Literary scholar

  • word

    文化的

    Meaning

    Cultural

  • word

    文法

    Meaning

    Grammar

  • word

    文化財

    Meaning

    Cultural asset

  • word

    文系

    Meaning

    Humanities

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'Ronbun' means 'Paper' or 'Thesis' .

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