# 議 discussion

言 (say) + 義 (righteousness) Same-ON
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## Onyomi

GI |

## Mnemonic

| I will say something righteous during the discussion

## Jukugo

会議(かいぎ) | a conference ★★★☆☆ 会 (big meeting) + 議 (discussion) = 会議 (a conference)
議論(ぎろん) | argument ★★☆☆☆ 議 (discussion) + 論 (make a case for) = 議論 (argument) not quite an argument, but definitely a spirited loud discussion.

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
議 | discussion | SPEAK | 言
儀 | politeness | PERSONs. | 人
義 | righteousness | NO LEFT RADICAL |

You discuss things when you SPEAK.

Righteousness is something you have inside you, but politeness is how you treat other PERSONs.

That's why righteous has no left radical ! It's an INTERNAL virtue.

## Synonyms

argument 議論 論争 討論
protest デモ 抗議