論点

• 読み: ろんてん
• ローマ字: ronten
• 漢字の分解: 論 (ron) — argument, discussion; 点 (ten) — point
• 発音: /ɾoɴ.teɴ/

意味

Point at issue; point in question. The central matter under debate or discussion.

A noun referring to the specific topic or question being argued. Essential in meetings, debates, and legal contexts. Common patterns: 論点を整理する (to organise the points at issue), 論点がずれる (to go off topic), 論点を絞る (to narrow down the issue). Distinct from 要点 (main point/gist), which summarises rather than frames a dispute.

例文

1. 議論の論点がずれてきたので整理しましょう。
2. 今回の裁判の論点は契約の解釈にある。
3. 論点を絞らないと会議が長引いてしまう。

使い方ガイド

場面: meetings, debate, law, academic writing

トーン: analytical

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 論 (ron, argument/discussion) + 点 (ten, point). Literally 'argument point,' indicating the precise matter being debated. A staple of academic and legal Japanese since the Meiji era.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal