Japanese symbol for “dualism”
二元論
にげんろん
Romaji: nigenron
dualism
In Japanese, dualism is 二元論, read にげんろん (nigenron).
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Meanings
- n dualism
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “dualism”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| デュアリズム | デュアリズム deyuarizumu | dualism |
| 二元性 | にげんせい nigensei | duality; dualism |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 二つ | ふたつ futatsu | two |
| 二宮 | にぐう niguu | the Two Ise Shrines |
| 二塁打 | にるいだ niruida | two-base hit; double |
| 二塁 | にるい nirui | second base |
| 二分 | にぶん nibun | halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection |
| 一石二鳥 | いっせきにちょう issekinichou | killing two birds with one stone |
| 元気 | げんき genki | lively; full of spirit; energetic |
| 地元 | じもと jimoto | home area; home town |
| 議論 | ぎろん giron | argument; discussion; dispute |
See also: Chinese symbol for “dualism”.
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.