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評論 (ひょうろん): criticism, critique — Japanese vocabulary

評論 is read ひょうろん and means "criticism, critique". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

評論

Reading
ひょうろん · hyouron
Translation
criticism, critique
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
ひょうろんが

Example

芸術家は時には評論を軽蔑することがある。

げいじゅつかはときにはひょうろんをけいべつすることがある。

Some artists are contemptuous of criticism.

Kanji in this word

  • 評 — comment, criticism
  • 論 — theory, argue

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