詭弁

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See also: 詭辯 and 诡辩

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Hyōgai
べん
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spellings
詭辯 (kyūjitai)
奇弁
危弁

Etymology

(ki, deception[1]) +‎ (ben, speech)

Pronunciation

Noun

()(べん) (kiben

  1. sophistry, false logic

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN