無論

See also: 无论

Chinese

not have
 
to talk (about); to discuss; theory; by the; per; the Analects (of Confucius)
trad. (無論) 無 論
simp. (无论) 无 论

Pronunciation

Conjunction

無論

  1. no matter what, how, etc.; regardless of
  2. let alone

Derived terms

Verb

無論

  1. (literary) to not investigate

Japanese

Kanji in this term
無 論
む
Grade: 4		 ろん
Grade: 6
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 無論 (mju lwonH, literally “without discussion, no argument”). Compare modern Hakka mò-lun or Cantonese mou4 leon6.

Pronunciation

Adverb

無論 (hiragana むろん, rōmaji muron)

  1. no doubt, naturally, of course, it goes without saying
    無 (む)論 (ろん)こんな馬 (ば)鹿 (か)なことはありえない。
    Muron konna baka na koto wa arienai.
    It goes without saying that this kind of idiotic thing simply cannot be.

Noun

無論 (hiragana むろん, rōmaji muron)

  1. something that is clearly the case
    あれは無 (む)論 (ろん)ですね。
    Are wa muron desu ne.
    That is clearly the case.

Usage notes

More commonly used as an adverb.

References

  1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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