机上の空論

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
机 上 空 論
き
Grade: 6 		じょう
Grade: 1 		くう
Grade: 1 		ろん
Grade: 6
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
机上空論 (uncommon)

Etymology

机上(きじょう) (kijō, “on paper; theoretical”) + の (no) + 空論(くうろん) (kūron, “empty theory; armchair theory”)

Pronunciation

Idiom

机(き)上(じょう)の空(くう)論(ろん) • (kijō no kūron) 

  1. armchair theory
    Synonyms: 机上論 (kijōron), 理想論 (risōron), 空理空論 (kūri kūron)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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