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Japanese symbol for “argumentation”

Romaji: ronshou
proof; certain truth; demonstration; argumentation

In Japanese, argumentation is , read (ronshou).

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Meanings

  1. n, vs, vt proof; certain truth; demonstration; argumentation

Kanji and stroke order

argument, discourse
on: ロン
kun: あげつら.う
15 strokes · JLPT 2
evidence, proof, certificate
on: ショウ
kun: あかし
12 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぎろん gironargument; discussion; dispute
りろん rirontheory
けつろん ketsuronconclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.)
ろんぶん ronbunthesis; essay; treatise
ろんり ronrilogic
よろん yoronpublic opinion; popular voice; public sentiment
しょうこ shoukoevidence; proof
しょうめい shoumeiproof; testimony; demonstration

See also: Chinese symbol for “argumentation”.

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.