机上の空論

Japanese

Kanji in this term
机	上	空	論
き Grade: 6	じょう Grade: 1	くう Grade: 1	ろん Grade: 6
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
机上空論 (uncommon)

Etymology

机上(きじょう) (kijō, “on paper; theoretical”) + の (no) + 空論(くうろん) (kūron, “empty theory; armchair theory”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きじょーのくうろん [kìjóó nó kúúróń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [kʲiʑo̞ː no̞ kɯ̟ːɾõ̞ɴ]

Idiom

机(き)上(じょう)の空(くう)論(ろん) • (kijō no kūron)

armchair theory
Synonyms: 机上論 (kijōron), 理想論 (risōron), 空理空論 (kūri kūron)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN