Japanese symbol for “controversy”
議論
ぎろん
Romaji: giron
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
In Japanese, controversy is 議論, read ぎろん (giron).
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
- n, vs, vt argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “controversy”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 争い | あらそい arasoi | fight; dispute; feud |
| 論争 | ろんそう ronsou | dispute; controversy; debate |
| 問題 | もんだい mondai | public discussion; controversy |
| 物議 | ぶつぎ butsugi | public discussion; public criticism; controversy |
| 係争 | けいそう keisou | dispute; contention; conflict |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 議員 | ぎいん giin | member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament |
| 会議 | かいぎ kaigi | meeting; conference; session |
| 議会 | ぎかい gikai | congress; parliament; diet |
| 不思議 | ふしぎ fushigi | wonderful; marvelous; strange |
| 協議 | きょうぎ kyougi | conference; consultation; discussion |
| 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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “controversy”.
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.