討とう論ろん

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討論する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Formal or structured exchange of arguments, often in academic, political, or official settings. Can be used as a noun or with する.

〈事こと〉について討とう論ろんするto debate about (a topic)
環かん境きょう問もん題だいについて討とう論ろんする。
They debate about environmental issues.
討とう論ろんを行おこなうto hold a debate
学がく生せいたちは教きょう室しつで討とう論ろんを行おこなった。
The students held a debate in the classroom.
討とう論ろんに参さん加かするto take part in a debate
彼かれは政せい治じ討とう論ろんに参さん加かした。
He took part in a political debate.
討とう論ろんが続つづくthe debate continues
その議ぎ題だいについては討とう論ろんが長ちょう時じ間かん続つづいた。
The debate on that topic continued for a long time.

議ぎ論ろんN3
議論 is a broader, less formal term for discussion or argument, while 討論 refers to a structured, formal debate, often with opposing sides.
討とう議ぎN1
討議 emphasizes deliberation aimed at reaching a conclusion, often in committees, whereas 討論 highlights the exchange of opposing arguments as in a debate.
ディベート
ディベート is the loanword for a formal, competitive debate format, while 討論 is the native Japanese term used more broadly for formal discussion or debate.
対たい論ろん
討論 is a formal, structured debate often with rules or an audience, while 対論 emphasizes a direct, one-on-one confrontation between two parties.

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論ろん議ぎN1
討論 is a formal debate or panel discussion, often with opposing sides, whereas 論議 can be a broader discussion that may not be adversarial.
弁べん論ろんN1
討論 refers to a structured debate with opposing sides discussing a topic, whereas 弁論 can be a one-sided formal argument or plea, as in a courtroom.
論ろん戦せん
討論 refers to a formal, structured debate (as in a debate competition), whereas 論戦 highlights the intensity and clash of opposing views rather than the format.
ディスカッション
討論 emphasizes a formal debate with clear opposing sides, while ディスカッション is broader and can be cooperative rather than adversarial.
論ろん争そうN3
討論 describes a structured, often organized debate (e.g. in a forum or classroom), while 論争 emphasizes a heated, unresolved conflict of opinions.
激げき論ろん
討論 is a formal, structured debate (as in a competition or panel), while 激論 implies passionate, sometimes unstructured arguing.
話はなし合あいN3
討論 implies a structured debate with opposing viewpoints, while 話し合い emphasizes cooperative dialogue toward a shared solution.

討とう伐ばつ
討伐 (to subjugate or suppress by force) shares the kanji 討 with 討論 but has a completely different, military meaning, unlike the verbal debate of 討論.

回かいN4
Used when counting instances of a debate/discussion, not the abstract noun itself.

Sino-Japanese compound of 討 (attack, debate) and 論 (argument, theory).