JLPT N1 · Noun

言論 (genron)

言論 (げんろん, genron) is a Japanese noun meaning “(one's) speech; expression of views”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: げんろん
Romaji: genron
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

(one's) speech; expression of views; discussion · noun

Example sentences

私はあらゆる人の言論に賛成だ。

I stand for freedom of speech for everyone.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 言論

言

say, wordゲン・ゴン・い.う・こと · 7 strokes

論

argument, discourseロン・あげつら.う · 15 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 言論.

言ういうto say言葉ことばlanguage言語げんごlanguage一言ひとことsingle word伝言でんごん(verbal) message言わばいわばso to speak方言ほうげんdialect独り言ひとりごとsoliloquy言い出すいいだすto begin to say言葉遣いことばづかいspeech言付けることづけるto have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.)言い付けるいいつけるto tell (to do)証言しょうげんtestimony助言じょげんadvice

Source: JMdict entry 1264580 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.