論

論 (Kangxi radical 149, 言+8, 15 strokes, cangjie input 卜口人一月 (YROMB), four-corner 0862₇, composition ⿰訁侖)

• 𡃝, 𫾗, 𬣎, 𫤍, 𫩎

• 论 (Simplified Chinese)

• KangXi: page 1168, character 13
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 35658
• Dae Jaweon: page 1633, character 19
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3988, character 3
• Unihan data for U+8AD6
• Unihan data for U+F941

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *ruːn, *ruːns, *run) : semantic 言 (“say”) + phonetic 侖 (OC *run).

Compare Mizo râwn (“to ask advice, to consult, to ask”) [high-tone], Mizo râwn (“to suggest, to advise, to recommend”) [low-tone].

論

1. to discuss; to reason; to debate; to argue
2. to assess; to evaluate; to judge; to weigh
3. to state; to talk about; to recount
4. to treat; to regard; to handle
5. to take into consideration; to consider
6. according to; on the basis of
7. discussion; dialogue; discourse
8. essay; discourse
9. theory; thesis; system

論

1. ^† to say directly or to the point
2. Short for 論語／论语 (Lúnyǔ, “Lunyu; Analects”).
3. a surname

(grade 6 “Kyōiku” kanji)

1. argument, discussion

From Middle Chinese 論 (MC luənH); compare Mandarin 論／论 (lùn):

• Go-on: ろん (ron, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: ろん (ron, Jōyō)

From Middle Chinese 論 (MC liuɪn); compare Mandarin 論／论 (lún):

• Go-on: ろん (ron, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: ろん (ron, Jōyō)

From native Japanese roots:

• Kun: あげつらい (agetsurai, 論い)^{←あげつらひ (ageturafi, 論ひ, historical)}; あげつらう (agetsurau, 論う)^{←あげつらふ (ageturafu, 論ふ, historical)}
• Nanori: とき (toki); のり (nori)

• (Tokyo) ろ​ん [róꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ɾõ̞ɴ]

論(ろん) • (ron) 

1. theory

   論(ろん)より証(しょう)拠(こ)

   ron yori shōko

   the proof of the pudding is in the eating

論 (eumhun 논할 론 (nonhal ron), South Korea 논할 논 (nonhal non))

1. Hanja form^? of 론/논 (“argument, discussion”).

• 토론 (討論, toron, “debate”)
• 논문 (論文, nonmun, “thesis”)
• 결론 (結論, gyeollon, “conclusion”)
• 물론 (勿論, mullon, “of course”)
• 갑론을박 (甲論乙駁, gamnoneulbak)

論: Hán Việt readings: luận[1][2][3]
論: Nôm readings: lọn[1][2][3][4][5], lộn[1][2][3][4][5], lụn[1][2][3][4][5], luồn[1][2][3][5], trọn[1][2][3][5], luận[1][2][5], trộn[1][3][5], chọn[1][3], tròn[2][5], lòn[4][5], dọn[1], rộn[1], soạn[1], giọn[3], lốn[3], gọn[4], lấn[4], lẩn[4]

1. chữ Hán form of luận (“essay”).