No. 409 in Japanese
テーマ
Theme.
In a sentence
この小説のテーマは友情です。
The theme of this novel is friendship.
Here, テーマ refers to the central topic or subject of discourse.
次回の会議ではプロジェクトの進捗状況がテーマになります。
In the next meeting, the theme will be the progress status of the project.
In this case, テーマ signifies the focus or main subject of discussion.
最近の映画では環境問題がしばしばテーマとして取り上げられます。
In recent movies, environmental issues are often taken up as a theme.
Here, テーマ is used to denote an underlying or overarching issue explored in works of art or discussion.
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