| 881 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 1006 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 996 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 267 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4391 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 406 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 908 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2320 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 293 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 293 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 496 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1700 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1981 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1058 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1424 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1837 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35658 | Morohashi |
| 1574 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5646 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1820 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1961 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 110 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 989 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
227 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 論 【ロン】 argument, discussion, dispute, controversy, discourse, debate, theory (e.g. of evolution), doctrine, essay, treatise, comment
- 論客 【ロンキャク】 controversialist, polemic, disputant
- 公論 【コウロン】 public opinion, unbiased criticism, unbiassed criticism
- 対論 【タイロン】 arguing face to face
Kun reading compounds
- 論う 【あげつらう】 to discuss, to find fault with, to criticize, to criticise
Readings
- Korean:
- ron, yun
Spanish
- teoría
- argumento
- discurso
Portuguese
- argumento
- discurso
French
- argumentation
- discours
| 3053 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a8.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-8 | SKIP code |
| 0862.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-47-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8ad6 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
326 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 説 【セツ】 theory, doctrine, opinion, view, rumour, rumor, gossip, hearsay
- 説明 【セツメイ】 explanation, exposition, description, account, caption, legend
- 定説 【テイセツ】 established theory, accepted opinion, accepted explanation
- 解説 【カイセツ】 explanation, commentary, exposition, elucidation
- 遊説 【ユウゼイ】 election tour, election campaign, stumping
- 全国遊説 【ゼンコクユウゼイ】 nationwide election campaign
Kun reading compounds
- 説く 【とく】 to explain, to advocate, to preach, to persuade
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さとし、 とき
- Korean:
- seol, se, yeol
Spanish
- opinión
- teoría
- explicar
- expresar
Portuguese
- rumor
- opinião
- teoria
French
- théorie
- rumeur
- opinion
- thèse
| 654 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 553 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 524 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 307 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4373 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 216 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 251 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2143 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 400 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 404 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 292 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1688 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1949 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1042 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1405 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 511 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35556P | Morohashi |
| 1547 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5627 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 499 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 538 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 240 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 620 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3057 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a7.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-7 | SKIP code |
| 0861.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8aac | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1523 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 欄 【ラン】 section (e.g. in a newspaper), column, page, field (in a form, web page, etc.), blank, handrail, railing, banister, balustrade
- 欄干 【ランカン】 railing, guard rail, handrail, banister, balustrade, parapet, (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars), (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
- 本欄 【ホンラン】 this column
- 演芸欄 【エンゲイラン】 entertainment section (of a newspaper), entertainment column
Readings
- Korean:
- ran
Spanish
- barandilla
- pasamanos
- en blanco
- espacio
- columna (periódico)
Portuguese
- coluna
- corrimão
- vazio
- espaço
French
- colonne de journal
- rampe
- blanc
- espace
| 1893 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1430 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2401 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1696 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1447 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1202 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1265 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1538 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1118 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1419 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 754 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1023 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1642 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 15880P | Morohashi |
| 1103 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2914 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1628 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1756 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1931 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1864 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a16.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-16 | SKIP code |
| 4792.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6b04 | Unicode hex code |