Japanese symbol for “debate”
討論
とうろん
Romaji: touron
debate; discussion
In Japanese, debate is 討論, read とうろん (touron).
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 debate; discussion
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “debate”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 討議 | とうぎ tougi | debate; discussion |
| 論争 | ろんそう ronsou | dispute; controversy; debate |
| 弁論 | べんろん benron | discussion; debate; argument |
| 論議 | ろんぎ rongi | discussion; argument; debate |
| 論戦 | ろんせん ronsen | battle of words; debate; argument |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 検討 | けんとう kentou | consideration; examination; investigation |
| 討議 | とうぎ tougi | debate; discussion |
| 討つ | うつ utsu | to attack; to destroy; to defeat |
| 掃討 | そうとう soutou | cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up |
| 討伐 | とうばつ toubatsu | subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing |
| 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.) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “debate”.
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.