Vocabulary

What does 世論 (よろん, yoron) mean?

世論 (よろん, yoron) means public opinion (the common reading, originally that of 輿論 よろん).

Quick facts
Readingよろん
Romajiyoron
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
よろん
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonyoron

public opinion (the common reading, originally that of 輿論 よろん)

  1. 1noun public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment

Example sentences

  • The government cannot ignore public opinion.

  • He carefully watched how the public was reacting.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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