deliberation, consultation, debate, consideration
On'yomi (音読み)
- ギ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
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About this kanji
The kanji 「議」 primarily means deliberation or consultation, often associated with discussions and debates. It is typically used as a noun, forming compounds that describe formal meetings and assemblies. For instance, 「会議」 (かいぎ) means meeting; 「議員」 (ぎいん) refers to a member of an assembly, and 「議会」 (ぎかい) translates to congress. This kanji is significant in contexts involving decision-making and governance. Note that it does not have a kun’yomi (Japanese reading), which is common for kanji related to government or official discussions, showing its formal usage.
Example sentences
議論は尽きることがない。
The discussion never ends.
Meanings across languages
- English
- deliberation, consultation, debate, consideration
- Tiếng Việt
- tham vấn, thảo luận, tranh luận, cân nhắc
- 日本語
- 協議, 相談, 討論, 考慮
- 한국어
- 협의, 상담, 토론, 고려
- 中文
- 辩论, 咨询, 讨论, 考虑
- id
- musyawarah
- th
- การอภิปราย
- es
- debate
- fr
- délibération
- de
- Beratung
- pt
- deliberação
Common compounds
- 会議かいぎmeeting, conference, session
- 閣議かくぎcabinet meeting
- 議員ぎいんmember of an assembly, member of the Diet, member of parliament
- 議会ぎかいcongress, parliament, diet
- 議決ぎけつresolution, decision, vote
- 議席ぎせきparliamentary seat
- 議題ぎだいtopic of discussion, agenda
- 議長ぎちょうchair, chairman, chairperson
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