EntryCommon
  1. Noun

    one's cherished opinion; pet theory

    私の持論の一つは、物事は少しはなれたところから見るべきだということである。
    A pet theory of mine is that things should be seen from a distance.

Also written 自論【じろん】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

hold, have

Kun
も.つ-も.ちも.てる
On
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
119 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Used in names as

もちもつ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-3-6SKIP code
3c6.8The Kanji Dictionary
5404.1Four corner code
1348deroo
6301Unicode hex code
1-27-93JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1903Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2151New Nelson (John Haig)
374New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
447Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
275Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
333Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
660Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
712Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
184A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
801Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
50Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
12019Morohashi
294A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
451Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
458Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
231sakade
178Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
310henshall3
328Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
94crowley
142Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.15busy_people
889Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
667Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
chi2Pinyin reading
jiKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

argument, discourse

Kun
あげつら.う
On
ロン
Strokes
15
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N3
Frequency
227 of 2500
Radical
speech
WaniKani
Level 20

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-7-8SKIP code
7a8.13The Kanji Dictionary
0862.7Four corner code
3053deroo
8ad6Unicode hex code
1-47-32JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4391Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5646New Nelson (John Haig)
1574New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1981Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1058Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1424Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1820Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1961Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
267A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2320Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
406Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
35658Morohashi
996A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
293Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
293Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
881sakade
908Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1006henshall3
989Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
110crowley
496Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1700Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1837Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
lun4, lun2Pinyin reading
ron, yunKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
20WaniKani level