テーマ

てーま
noun
theme, topic
1. theme, topic, subject
The main subject or central idea of a work, discussion, event, or activity.
今回(こんかい)のテーマは環境(かんきょう)問題(もんだい)です。
Today's theme is environmental issues.
この映画(えいが)のテーマは家族(かぞく)の絆(きずな)だ。
The theme of this movie is family bonds.
卒業(そつぎょう)論文(ろんぶん)のテーマがなかなか決(き)まらなくて困(こま)っている。
I'm having trouble deciding on a topic for my graduation thesis.

ORIGIN:
From German "Thema" (theme). The German pronunciation explains why the Japanese is テーマ rather than シーム (from English "theme").

USAGE:
テーマ is used very widely — for academic topics, artistic themes, discussion subjects, event motifs, and more. テーマパーク (theme park) and テーマ曲(きょく) (theme song) are also common compound words.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • テーマを決(き)める: to decide on a theme
  • テーマ曲(きょく): theme song
  • テーマパーク: theme park
  • 今月(こんげつ)のテーマ: this month's theme
  • テーマに沿(そ)う: to be in line with the theme
general
Added 2026.2.12 20:47
11000/11012_teema