“Essay” in Japanese
Short answer
Essay in Japanese is “試論” (shiron). Full meaning: essay, tentative assumption.
Other ways to say “Essay” in Japanese
エッセイ
essee essay
論文
ronbun thesis, essay, treatise, paper, article
文章
fumiaki writing, composition, essay, article, passage, prose, (writing) style; sentence
閲世
etsusei essay
一篇
ippen piece (e.g. poetry), poem, essay, book, story
小品
shouhin short piece (of music, writing), small work (painting, sculpture, etc.), literary sketch, essay; small article, small item
ぶんしょう
bunshou writing, composition, essay, article, passage, prose, (writing) style; sentence
ロンブン
ronbun thesis, essay, treatise, paper, article
論
ron argument, discussion, dispute, controversy, discourse, debate; theory (e.g. of evolution), doctrine; essay, treatise, comment
文しょう
bunshou writing, composition, essay, article, passage, prose, (writing) style; sentence
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