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Japanese symbol for “discursive”

Romaji: ronbenteki
discursive (i.e. proceeding by argument or reasoning rather than intuition)

In Japanese, discursive is , read (ronbenteki).

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. adj-na discursive (i.e. proceeding by argument or reasoning rather than intuition)

Kanji and stroke order

argument, discourse
on: ロン
kun: あげつら.う
15 strokes · JLPT 2
valve, petal, braid
on: ベン、ヘン
kun: かんむり、わきま.える、わ.ける、はなびら
5 strokes · JLPT 1
bull's eye, mark, target
on: テキ
kun: まと
8 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
べんごし bengoshilawyer; attorney
べんとう bentoubento; Japanese box lunch
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim

See also: Chinese symbol for “discursive”.

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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