断章取義

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
だん
Grade: 5
しょう
Grade: 3
しゅ
Grade: 3

Grade: 5
goon kan’on
Alternative spelling
斷章取義 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

Yojijukugo (四字熟語), from Literary Chinese 斷章取義 (duànzhāngqǔyì).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Tokyo) んしょーしゅ [dàńshóóshúꜜgì] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [dã̠ɰ̃ɕo̞ːɕɨᵝɡʲi]

Idiom[edit]

(だん)(しょう)(しゅ)() (danshōshugiだんしやうしゆぎ (dansyausyugi)?

  1. quoting a passage and interpreting it without regard to its context; take out of context

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

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