Japanese symbol for “advocate”
論者
ろんしゃ
Romaji: ronsha
advocate; disputant; debater
In Japanese, advocate is 論者, read ろんしゃ (ronsha).
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Meanings
- n advocate; disputant; debater
- n (present) writer; author
Written forms: 論者. Readings: ろんしゃ、ろんじゃ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “advocate”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 唱える | となえる tonaeru | to advocate; to advance; to preach |
| 叫ぶ | さけぶ sakebu | to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist |
| 説く | とく toku | to explain; to preach; to advocate |
| 主義者 | しゅぎしゃ shugisha | advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; ideologue |
| 弁護人 | べんごにん bengonin | counsel; defender; advocate |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 議論 | ぎろん giron | argument; discussion; dispute |
| 理論 | りろん riron | theory |
| 結論 | けつろん ketsuron | conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.) |
| 論文 | ろんぶん ronbun | thesis; essay; treatise |
| 論理 | ろんり ronri | logic |
| 世論 | よろん yoron | public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment |
| 患者 | かんじゃ kanja | patient |
| 記者 | きしゃ kisha | reporter; journalist |
See also: Chinese symbol for “advocate”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.