How to say 'Theory' in Japanese | 論

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The Japanese word for Theory is 'Ron', written as 論 in Japanese.'Theory' in hiragana is ろん.

word

論

Meaning

Theory

Reading

ろん

ron

Kanji

論Theory, Argument

Explanation

The Japanese noun '論 (ろん)' primarily means 'theory' or 'argument'. It refers to a systematic explanation or reasoning about a subject, often used in academic, philosophical, or logical contexts. It can also imply a discussion or debate about a topic. For example: His theory is interesting「彼の論は面白い」(かれのろんはおもしろい). We had a debate about politics「私たちは政治についての論をした」(わたしたちはせいじについてのろんをした). The word is often used in compound nouns, such as '理論 (りろん)' (theory) or '議論 (ぎろん)' (discussion/debate).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

507

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 論

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

論

Meaning

Theory, Argument

Words Related to 論 Through the Kanji 論

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 論 as well.

word

理論

Meaning

Theory

word

論理

Meaning

Logic

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論文

Meaning

Paper, Thesis

word

無論

Meaning

Of course, Naturally

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論ずる

Meaning

Discuss, Argue

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議論

Meaning

Discussion

word

結論

Meaning

Conclusion

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言論

Meaning

Discussion, Speech

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評論

Meaning

Critique, Commentary

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世論

Meaning

Public opinion

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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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