Japanese symbol for “misinterpretation”
曲解
きょっかい
Romaji: kyokkai
(deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion
In Japanese, misinterpretation is 曲解, read きょっかい (kyokkai).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt (deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion; disingenuous understanding
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 作曲 | さっきょく sakkyoku | composition (of music); setting; writing music |
| 曲線 | きょくせん kyokusen | curve |
| 楽曲 | がっきょく gakkyoku | musical composition; tune |
| 戯曲 | ぎきょく gikyoku | drama; play |
| 新曲 | しんきょく shinkyoku | new (musical) composition; new piece; new song |
| 交響曲 | こうきょうきょく koukyoukyoku | symphony |
| 理解 | りかい rikai | understanding; comprehension; appreciation |
| 解決 | かいけつ kaiketsu | settlement; solution; resolution |
See also: Chinese symbol for “misinterpretation”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.