Hanja Analyzer
論

論 — ron, ryun

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
논할 론, 차례 륜
Romanization
ron, ryun
English
debate; discuss; discourse
Mandarin
lùn
Japanese on'yomi
ロン, リン
Japanese kun'yomi
あげつら.う
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Grade 6
Newspaper frequency
#227 of 2,500
Strokes
15
Radical
言 (149, 8 residual)
Phonetic component
侖(륜)
Unicode
U+8AD6

Parts that make up 論

  • 言 말씀 언, 심사 화평할 은 혀 위에 표를 더한 모양말하고 적는 일
  • 侖 산이름/차례 륜sound 죽간을 차례로 엮은 모양‘륜·론’ 계열의 소리

How 論 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 論 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 言, 侖.

Korean example words with 論

  • 논적論敵 Korean gloss: 논쟁의 적수
  • 논단論壇 Korean gloss: 논객들의 사회
  • 사론士論 Korean gloss: 선비들의 공론
  • 국론局論 Korean gloss: 틀이 잡힌 언론
  • 논외論外 Korean gloss: 논의의 범위 밖
  • 무론無論 Korean gloss: 말할 것도 없음
  • 물론勿論 Korean gloss: 말할 것도 없음
  • 시론時論 Korean gloss: 한 시대의 여론
  • 중론衆論 Korean gloss: 여러 사람의 의견
  • 망론妄論 Korean gloss: 망령된 이론이나 말
  • 탁론卓論 Korean gloss: 뛰어난 이론이나 견해
  • 논봉論鋒 Korean gloss: 논박하는 대상이나 목표

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 論

  • 論議ろんぎ discussion; argument; debate
  • 議論ぎろん argument; discussion; dispute
  • 結論けつろん conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
  • 世論よろん public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment
  • 論文ろんぶん thesis; essay; treatise
  • 評論家ひょうろんか critic; reviewer; commentator
  • 討論とうろん debate; discussion
  • 理論りろん theory
  • 論争ろんそう dispute; controversy; debate
  • 論理ろんり logic
  • 言論げんろん (one's) speech; expression of views; discussion
  • 評論ひょうろん criticism; critique; review

Characters sharing the phonetic 侖

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “륜” in Korean.

Other hanja with radical 言

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