机上の空論

Japanese
Kanji in this term
机 上 空 論
き
Grade: 6		 じょう
Grade: 1		 くう
Grade: 1		 ろん
Grade: 6
on’yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

机上(きじょう) (kijō, “on paper; theoretical”) + の (no) + 空論(くうろん) (kūron, “empty theory; armchair theory”)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) きじょーのくうろん [kìjóó nó kúúróń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kʲiʑo̞ː no̞ kɯ̟ᵝːɾõ̞ɴ]

Idiom

机(き)上(じょう)の空(くう)論(ろん) • (kijō no kūron) 

  1. armchair theory
    Synonyms: 机上論 (kijōron), 理想論 (risōron), 空理空論 (kūri kūron)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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