Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 空理空論(くうりくうろん) in Japanese

空理空論
Kana Reading
くうりくうろん
Romaji
kūrikūron
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    impractical or useless theory
    Example sentence
    皆、空理空論ばかり言って、時間の無駄だよ、この会議は。 This meeting is a waste of time. Everybody is just talking in vague theoretical terms.

Examples of 空理空論, くうりくうろん in a sentence

Kanji in this word

空 JLPT 5

8 strokes

empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum

On'Yomi: クウ

Kun'Yomi: そら, あ.く, あ.き, あ.ける, から, す.く, す.かす, むな.しい

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論 JLPT 3

15 strokes

argument, discourse

On'Yomi: ロン

Kun'Yomi:

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理 JLPT 4

11 strokes

logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth

On'Yomi: リ

Kun'Yomi: ことわり

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