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屁理屈

へりくつ

Readings

へりくつ

Meanings

  1. 1.
    nsophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake

Kanji breakdown

7 strokes
N311 strokesGrade 2
N58 strokesGrade 8

Example sentences

屁理屈ばかり並べて、お前の言ってること全然筋が通ってないよ。

All you do is string together a bunch of farfetched ideas. I can't understand a word of it.

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屁理屈へりくつ

sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake

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