卒 論(そつろん)

そつろん

noun

graduation thesis; senior thesis

See also: 卒業論文(そつぎょうろんぶん) (full form)

1. graduation thesis; senior thesis

a research paper or thesis required for graduation from a university undergraduate program

卒論(そつろん)を書(か)く。

Write a graduation thesis.

卒論(そつろん)のテーマが決(き)まらない。

I can't decide on a topic for my thesis.

卒論(そつろん)の締(し)め切(き)りに間(ま)に合(あ)わせるために徹夜(てつや)した。

I pulled an all-nighter to meet the thesis deadline.

Forms

卒論(そつろん) is an abbreviation of 卒業論文(そつぎょうろんぶん).

Related words

修論(しゅうろん) - master's thesis (修士論文(しゅうしろんぶん))
博論(はくろん) - doctoral dissertation (博士論文(はくしろんぶん))
指導教官(しどうきょうかん) - thesis advisor
ゼミ - seminar (where thesis work is supervised)

Common collocations

卒論(そつろん)を書(か)く - write a thesis
卒論(そつろん)を提出(ていしゅつ)する - submit a thesis
卒論(そつろん)の発表(はっぴょう) - thesis presentation
卒論(そつろん)に追(お)われる - be pressed by thesis work

Related Words

Related: 指導教官(しどうきょうかん) (thesis advisor)

Related: ゼミ (seminar)

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Added 2026.1.27 21:31 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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