Memory phrase for the Kanji: 論


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Meaning

debate, argument, opinion, discourse

Pronunciation

RON

Explanation

Left: word (sound waves out of a mouth ), right: (Chinese only) line up (lid on a bundle of bamboo writing tablets )

Mnemonic

Words are well lined-up in a debate.

Radicals

word, speechSound waves above the opened mouth symbolize the spoken word.
line up
bamboo tablets
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Vocabulary

 結論  けつろん  conclusion
 概論  がいろん  intro, outline, general remarks
 議論  ぎろん  argument, discussion, dispute
 論議  ろんぎ  discussion
 論理  ろんり  logic
 論文  ろんぶん  thesis/essay/treatise/paper
 論争  ろんそう  controversy, dispute
 論ずる  ろんずる  to argue/to discuss/to debate
 論じる  ろんじる  to argue/to discuss/to debate


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