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屁理屈

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
屁 理 屈
へ
Hyōgai 		り
Grade: 2 		くつ
Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

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From 屁 (he, “fart”) +‎ 理屈 (rikutsu, “logic; reasoning”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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屁(へ)理(り)屈(くつ) • (herikutsu) 

  1. sophistic logic; chop logic

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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