How to say 'Contradiction' in Japanese | 矛盾

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The Japanese word for Contradiction is 'Mujun', written as 矛盾 in Japanese.'Contradiction' in hiragana is むじゅん.

word

矛盾

Meaning

Contradiction

Reading

むじゅん

mujun

Kanji

矛Halberd 盾Shield

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun '矛盾 (むじゅん)' means 'contradiction'. It refers to a situation where two or more statements, ideas, or actions are mutually incompatible or inconsistent. This term is often used in logical, philosophical, or everyday contexts to describe conflicting elements. For example: there is a contradiction in his story「彼の話には矛盾がある」(かれのはなしにはむじゅんがある). The policy is full of contradictions「その政策は矛盾だらけだ」(そのせいさくはむじゅんだらけだ). The word originates from an ancient Chinese fable about a spear that could pierce any shield and a shield that could block any spear, highlighting the inherent contradiction.

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

7387

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 矛盾

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

矛

Meaning

Halberd

kanji

盾

Meaning

Shield

Words Related to 矛盾 Through the Kanji 盾

This Word contains the Kanji 盾 as well.

word

盾

Meaning

Shield

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