JLPT N1Four-character idioms
侃侃諤諤
Readingかんかんがくがくkankangakugaku
- Meaning
- 遠慮なく堂々と議論を戦わせること
- Explanation
- 「侃侃諤諤（かんかんがくがく）」 means to state sound arguments boldly and without hesitation, and to engage in lively debate. It is used for situations such as meetings where frank opinions fly back and forth. It is easily confused with c1's 「喧喧囂囂（けんけんごうごう）」, which simply means making a noisy fuss, but the key point is that this term refers to a fair and open debate with real substance.
Original Japanese explanation
「侃侃諤諤（かんかんがくがく）」は、遠慮することなく、堂々と正論を述べて活発に議論を戦わせることをいう。会議などで率直な意見が飛び交う様子に使う。c1 の単に騒ぎ立てる「喧喧囂囂（けんけんごうごう）」と混同しやすいが、こちらは中身のある正々堂々の議論を指す点が要点。
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