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October 2016

輪: wheel; revolve

By Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning, Music

 

輪 [轮] lún

noun
: wheel; disk; ring; steamship
: to take turns; to rotate; by turn
: revolve; recur
: measure word for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn

Kun Reading

輪 | わ wa

noun
: ring; circle; loop
: hoop
: wheel
: circle (e.g. of friends)

On Reading

輪 | りん rin

counter
: counter for wheels and flowers

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論: to discuss | the Analects

By Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning, Music

 

論 [论] lùn

verb | preposition
: opinion; view
: theory; doctrine; discourse
: to discuss; to talk about; to regard; to consider
: per; by the (kilometer, hour etc)

論 [论] lún

noun
: abbr. for 論語 [论语], The Analects (of Confucius)

Kun Reading

論う | あげつらう agetsurau

godan verb with u ending | transitive verb
: (Usually written using kana alone) to discuss
: to find fault with; to criticize

論じる OR 論ずる | ろんじる ronjiru OR ろんずる ronzuru

ichidan verb | transitive verb | zuru verb
: to argue; to discuss; to debate

On Reading

論 | ろん ron

noun
: argument; discussion; dispute; controversy; discourse; debate
: theory; doctrine
: essay; treatise; comment

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侖: to arrange; logical reasons

By Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning

 

侖 [仑] lún


: to arrange
: logical reasons, logical order

Kun Reading
none applicable

思う OR 念う OR 想う | おもう omou

godan verb with u ending | transitive verb
: to think; to consider; to believe
: to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
: to judge; to assess; to regard
: to imagine; to suppose; to dream
: to expect; to look forward to
: to feel; to desire; to want
: to recall; to remember

On Reading

リン rin
ロン ron

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