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論争

JLPT N3 · Vocabulary

論争 — “dispute, controversy, argument”

論争 (read ろんそう) means dispute, controversy, argument. It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

ろんそう

Meaning

dispute, controversy, argument

論争 in a sentence

激はげしい論争ろんそうが起おきる。

A fierce dispute breaks out.

The kanji in 論争

論argument, discussion
争fight, competition

Words that share a kanji with 論争

議論ぎろん— argument, discussion, debate
結論けつろん— conclusion
論じるろんじる— to discuss, to argue, to debate
論文ろんぶん— thesis, paper, treatise
論ずるろんずる— to discuss, to argue, to debate
概論がいろん— outline, introduction, general survey
評論ひょうろん— criticism, review, commentary
戦争せんそう— war

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