Japanese symbol for “thesis”
論文
ろんぶん
Romaji: ronbun
thesis; essay; treatise; paper
In Japanese, thesis is 論文, read ろんぶん (ronbun).
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Meanings
- n thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “thesis”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 正 | せい sei | thesis (in dialectics) |
| 命題 | めいだい meidai | proposition; thesis |
| テーゼ | テーゼ teeze | thesis; statement |
| 定立 | ていりつ teiritsu | thesis |
| 学位論文 | がくいろんぶん gakuironbun | thesis; dissertation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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.) |
| 論理 | ろんり ronri | logic |
| 世論 | よろん yoron | public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment |
| 文化 | ぶんか bunka | culture; civilization; civilisation |
| 文字 | もじ moji | letter (of an alphabet); character |
| 注文 | ちゅうもん chuumon | order (for an item) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “thesis”.
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