論 — argument, discourse
ろん
論
argument
Grade 6
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
15 strokes
U+8AD6
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #227
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1961
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- argument
- discourse
word
ろん ron On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
論
ron
theory
議
論
giron
argument
理
論
riron
theory
結
論
ketsuron
conclusion
論
文
ronbun
thesis
論
理
ronri
logic
反
論
hanron
objection
世
論
seron
public opinion
評
論
hyouron
criticism
論
議
rongi
discussion
論
じ
る
ronjiru
to discuss
論
点
ronten
point at issue
討
論
touron
debate
論
争
ronsou
controversy
言
論
genron
speech
論
者
ronsha
theorist
異
論
iron
objection
無
論
muron
of course
弁
論
benron
debate
論
調
ronchou
tone of argument
推
論
suiron
inference
正
論
seiron
sound argument
卒
論
sotsuron
graduation thesis
両
論
ryouron
both arguments
論
評
ronpyou
review
論
説
ronsetsu
editorial