屁理屈

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Hyōgaiji

Grade: 2
くつ
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()()(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