テーマ

also: テマ

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

Broadly used for a central topic, subject, or motif in conversation, art, music, events, or projects. Can also refer to a slogan or campaign theme.

from German Thema

〈事こと〉をテーマにするto make something the theme (of a work, event, etc.)
このイベントは環かん境きょう問もん題だいをテーマにしている。
This event is themed around environmental issues.
テーマを決きめるto decide on a theme
まず論ろん文ぶんのテーマを決きめましょう。
Let's first decide on the theme of the thesis.
テーマに沿そうto stick to / follow the theme
発はっ表ぴょうはテーマに沿そった内ない容ようにしてください。
Please make sure the presentation content follows the theme.
テーマは〈事こと〉だthe theme is ...
今こん回かいの展てん覧らん会かいのテーマは「未み来らい」だ。
The theme of this exhibition is 'the future.'

主しゅ題だいN1
主題 is the formal, kanji-based term for a central theme, often in academic or literary contexts, while テーマ is the more casual, borrowed-word equivalent used broadly in everyday and creative contexts.
話わ題だいN3
話題 refers to a topic currently being talked about or trending, whereas テーマ is a deliberately chosen central subject or motif for a work, event, or discussion.
題だい材ざい
題材 is the raw subject matter or material used to create a work (like a novel's inspiration), while テーマ is the underlying message or focus that the work conveys.
題だいN3
テーマ is a loanword for the central theme of a work or discussion, while 題 more often refers to its formal title or heading.

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モチーフ
テーマ is the broader overall theme or subject of a work, while モチーフ is a concrete recurring element or pattern within it.
トピック
テーマ leans toward a central theme or subject matter of a work or research, whereas トピック points to a specific point being discussed.
課か題だいN2
テーマ is a borrowed word for a central topic or theme, often in creative or academic contexts, while 課題 more often implies something to be studied or worked on formally.
議ぎ題だいN1
テーマ is a loanword for a general theme or subject, less formal and not tied to a meeting agenda the way 議題 is.

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Borrowed from German 'Thema', meaning theme or topic.