| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 概論 | がいろん | intro, outline, general remarks |
| 結論 | けつろん | conclusion |
| 評論 | ひょうろん | criticism, critique |
| 勿論 | もちろん | of course, certainly, naturally |
| 論じる | ろんじる | to argue, to discuss, to debate |
| 論ずる | ろんずる | to argue, to discuss, to debate (v5z) |
| 論争 | ろんそう | controversy, dispute |
| 論文 | ろんぶん | thesis, essay, treatise, paper |
| 議論 | ぎろん | argument, discussion, dispute |
| 世論 | せろん, よろん | public opinion |
| 口頭弁論 | こうとうべんろん | oral proceedings, oral pleadings |
| 史的唯物論 | してきゆいぶつろん | historical materialism |
| 唯心論 | ゆいしんろん | spiritualism, idealism, mentalism |
| 唯我論 | ゆいがろん | solipsism (phil.) |
| 唯物論 | ゆいぶつろん | materialism |
| 弁論 | べんろん | discussion, debate, argument |
| 抽象論 | ちゅうしょうろん | an abstract argument |
| 擁護論 | ようごろん | championship, defense (e.g. of a position in debate), apologetics |
| 机上の空論 | きじょうのくうろん | academic gossip, empty theory |
| 激論 | げきろん | heated discussion |
| 理論 | りろん | theory |
| 異論 | いろん | different opinion, objection |
| 討論 | とうろん | debate, discussion |
| 評論家 | ひょうろんか | critic |
| 論じ尽くす | ろんじつくす | to deal exhaustively with |
| 論功行賞 | ろんこうこうしょう | conferral of honors (honours), according to merits |
| 論孟 | ろんもう | The Confucian Analects and the Discourses of Mencius |
| 論拠 | ろんきょ | grounds of an argument |
| 論旨 | ろんし | point of an argument, drift of an argument |
| 論理 | ろんり | logic; logical |
| 論説 | ろんせつ | editorial, dissertation |
| 論議 | ろんぎ | discussion, argument, debate |
| 較優位論 | かくゆういろん | theory of comparative advantage |