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Japanese symbol for “categories”

Romaji: kategoriiron
Categories (treatise by Aristotle)

In Japanese, categories is , read (kategoriiron).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n Categories (treatise by Aristotle)

Kanji and stroke order

argument, discourse
on: ロン
kun: あげつら.う
15 strokes · JLPT 2

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

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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