世論

• 読み: よろん
• ローマ字: yoron
• 漢字の分解: 世 (yo) — world, society, generation; 論 (ron) — discussion, opinion, theory
• 発音: /jo.ɾoɴ/

意味

Public opinion; popular sentiment; consensus. The collective views and attitudes of the general public.

A noun referring to the collective opinion of the public on social and political matters. Has two accepted readings: よろん (yoron, more common in speech) and せろん (seron, also widely used). Common collocations include 世論調査 (yoron chousa, public opinion poll), 世論を動かす (yoron wo ugokasu, to sway public opinion), and 世論の支持 (yoron no shiji, public support). A key word in political and media discourse.

例文

1. 世論調査によると、この政策への賛成は六割を超えた。
2. マスコミの報道が世論に大きな影響を与えている。
3. 政治家は世論を無視して政策を進めることはできない。

使い方ガイド

場面: politics, media, social issues, surveys

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 世 (se/yo, world/society) + 論 (ron, discussion/opinion/theory). Literally 'the discussion of society' — what the public collectively thinks and says about an issue.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal