Japanese symbol for “contradiction”
矛盾
むじゅん
Romaji: mujun
contradiction; inconsistency
In Japanese, contradiction is 矛盾, read むじゅん (mujun).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs contradiction; inconsistency
Written forms: 矛盾、矛楯. Readings: むじゅん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “contradiction”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 相反 | そうはん souhan | mutual opposition; contrariety; contradiction |
| 齟齬 | そご sogo | inconsistency; discord; conflict |
| 抵触 | ていしょく teishoku | conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; incompatibility |
| 撞着 | どうちゃく douchaku | contradiction |
| 頓珍漢 | とんちんかん tonchinkan | absurdity; contradiction; incoherence |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 矛先 | ほこさき hokosaki | point of a spear; spearhead |
| 自己矛盾 | じこむじゅん jikomujun | self-contradiction; paradox; antinomy |
| 矛盾語法 | むじゅんごほう mujungohou | oxymoron |
| 矛盾撞着 | むじゅんどうちゃく mujundouchaku | self-contradiction |
| 前後矛盾 | ぜんごむじゅん zengomujun | self-contradiction; self-inconsistency |
| 後ろ盾 | うしろだて ushirodate | backing; support; backer |
See also: Chinese symbol for “contradiction”.
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