Jisho

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15 strokes
Radical:
speech 言 (訁)
Parts:
argument, discourse
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
227 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
lun4, lun2
Korean:
ron, yun

Spanish

  • teoría
  • argumento
  • discurso

Portuguese

  • argumento
  • discurso

French

  • argumentation
  • discours
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)
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

15 strokes
Radical:
shell
Parts:
Variants:
approve, praise, title or inscription on picture, assist, agree with
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
868 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 賛 【サン】 praise, tribute, inscription (on a painting)
  • 賛意 【サンイ】 approval, assent
  • 協賛 【キョウサン】 support, mutual aid, cooperation, approval, authorization, authorisation
  • 絶賛 【ゼッサン】 high praise, great admiration, acclaim, with critical acclaim, to rave reviews, with high commendations, currently, presently, right now

Kun reading compounds

  • 称える 【たたえる】 to praise, to extol, to hail, to laud, to celebrate

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zan4
Korean:
chan

Spanish

  • admirar
  • alabar
  • elogiar
  • ayudar
  • consentir
  • aprobar

Portuguese

  • aprovar
  • elogiar
  • título ou inscrição em gravura
  • auxiliar
  • concordar com

French

  • approuver
  • accord
  • louanges
  • assister
  • inscription sur une peinture
619 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
716 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
690 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
881 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4516 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
841 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
929 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2394 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
745 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
758 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
376 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1736 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3484 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1797 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2446 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
851 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
36841 Morohashi
2809 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5814 New Nelson (John Haig)
843 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
906 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
807 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1461 2001 Kanji
7b8.6 The Kanji Dictionary
2-8-7 SKIP code
2-13-2 SKIP code
5580.6 Four corner code
1-27-31 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8cdb Unicode hex code