世よ論ろん

also: せろん

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

noun

public opinion; consensus

Refers to the collective opinion of the general public on a social or political issue.

世よ論ろん調ちょう査さの結けっ果かが発はっ表ぴょうされた。
The results of the public opinion poll were announced.
その政せい策さくは世よ論ろんの強つよい反はん対たいにあった。
The policy met with strong public opposition.

Written forms

世論Usage98%
- よろん
  Standard kanji form; also read せろん, but よろん is the most common reading.
- せろん
  Alternate reading of 世論; less common than よろん but still used.
- せいろん
輿よ論ろんUsage1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 世論 is overwhelmingly preferred.
ヨロンUsage<1%
せろん
せいろん

Kanji

世generation, world, society
論argument, discourse
輿palanquin, bier, public opinion

Similar words

民みん意い
民意 is more formal and often used in legal or political contexts, while 世論 is the common term for public opinion in everyday news.
公こう論ろん
公論 implies a more reasoned or official public discourse, whereas 世論 can include raw sentiment.

Etymology

Compound of 世 (world, society) and 論 (opinion, theory). The reading よろん is a sound change from せろん, which itself is the on'yomi reading of the characters.