論文

• 読み: ろんぶん
• ローマ字: ronbun
• 漢字の分解: 論 (ron) — argument, discussion, theory; 文 (bun) — writing, text, sentence
• 発音: /ɾoɴ.bɯɴ/

意味

Thesis; essay; academic paper. A formal written work presenting research or arguments.

A noun referring to academic papers, from undergraduate essays to doctoral dissertations. Writing a 卒業論文 (sotsugyou ronbun, graduation thesis) is a requirement at most Japanese universities. Also used for published research articles in journals.

例文

1. 卒業論文のテーマをまだ決めていない。
2. 先生に論文を見てもらった。
3. 毎日図書館で論文を書いている。

使い方ガイド

場面: university, research, academics

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 論 (ron, argument/discussion) and 文 (bun, writing/text). Literally a written discussion — a document that argues or discusses a topic systematically.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal