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Japanese symbol for “refutation”

Romaji: hanron
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

In Japanese, refutation is , read (hanron).

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, vi, vs objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

Kanji and stroke order

anti-
on: ハン、ホン、タン、ホ
kun: そ.る、そ.らす、かえ.す、かえ.る
4 strokes · JLPT 2
argument, discourse
on: ロン
kun: あげつら.う
15 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “refutation”

WordReadingMeaning
はんしょう hanshouproof to the contrary; disproof; counter-evidence
こうべん koubenprotest; refutation; pleading
はんばく hanbakurefutation; rebuttal; retort
ろんぱ ronpadefeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation
ろんばく ronbakurefutation; confutation

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
はんたい hantaiopposition; resistance; antagonism
はんのう hannoureaction; response
いはん ihanviolation; offense; offence
はんぱつ hanpatsuopposition; rebellion; revolt
はんせい hanseireflection; reconsideration; introspection
はんらん hanraninsurrection; mutiny; rebellion
ぎろん gironargument; discussion; dispute
りろん rirontheory

See also: Chinese symbol for “refutation”.

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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