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    3. 小論

    小論

    小しょう論ろん

    short article

    KMT9News #33+1NounLiteratureKanji Vocab18 strokes

    しょうろん

    Noun

    1.
    short article, short essay
    2.
    (one's own) article or essay
    humble (kenjougo) language

    Stroke 0 / 18

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれはそのテーマについて短みじかい小しょう論ろんを書かいた。

    He wrote a short essay on that theme.

    KMT5LiteratureEducation
    この雑ざっ誌しには様さま々ざまな分ぶん野やの小しょう論ろんが掲けい載さいされている。

    This magazine features short articles from various fields.

    KMT6Literature
    授じゅ業ぎょうの課か題だいとして、環かん境きょう問もん題だいに関かんする小しょう論ろんを提てい出しゅつした。

    As a class assignment, I submitted a short essay on environmental issues.

    KMT6EducationNature & Environment
    文ぶん学がく賞しょうの選せん考こう対たい象しょうとなる小しょう論ろんは、どれも読よみ応ごたえがあった。

    All the short essays selected for the literary prize were worth reading.

    KMT7Literature
    彼かれの小しょう論ろんは、既き存ぞんの学がく説せつに一いっ石せきを投とうじるものだった。

    His short essay challenged existing academic theories.

    KMT8LiteratureEducation

    Kanji that make up this word

    小
    ちい.さい・こ-・お-・さ-…(6)
    little・small
    論
    あげつら.う…(1)
    argument・discourse
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