逆説

Japanese

Kanji in this term
逆	説
ぎゃく Grade: 5	せつ Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
逆說 (kyūjitai)

Noun

逆(ぎゃく)説(せつ) • (gyakusetsu) 

1. paradox

Synonyms

• パラドックス (paradokkusu): a paradox
• 矛(む)盾(じゅん) (mujun): contradiction; conflict

Derived terms

• 逆(ぎゃく)説(せつ)的(てき) (gyakusetsuteki): paradoxical

References

• “逆説”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025