Japanese symbol for “apologetics”
弁証学
べんしょうがく
Romaji: benshougaku
apologetics
In Japanese, apologetics is 弁証学, read べんしょうがく (benshougaku).
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Meanings
- n apologetics
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “apologetics”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 弁証論 | べんしょうろん benshouron | apologetics; dialectics |
| 護教論 | ごきょうろん gokyouron | apologetics |
| 擁護論 | ようごろん yougoron | championship; defense (e.g. of a position in debate); apologetics |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 弁護士 | べんごし bengoshi | lawyer; attorney |
| 弁当 | べんとう bentou | bento; Japanese box lunch |
| 弁護 | べんご bengo | defense; defence; pleading |
| 答弁 | とうべん touben | response; reply; answer |
| 弁明 | べんめい benmei | explanation; excuse; clarification |
| 弁論 | べんろん benron | discussion; debate; argument |
| 証拠 | しょうこ shouko | evidence; proof |
| 証明 | しょうめい shoumei | proof; testimony; demonstration |
| 学校 | がっこう gakkou | school |
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.
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