議論

ぎろん · giron · JLPT N3 · noun

discussion

🗣️💬 議 discuss + 論 argue; giron sounds like gee, wrong! — how arguments start

Both kanji have 言 (speech) on the left, so the word is literally talk + talk. 議 pairs speech with 義 (what is right): debating what is right. 論 pairs speech with 侖 (order): reasoned, structured talk.

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