Japanese symbol for “oxymoron”
撞着語法
どうちゃくごほう
Romaji: douchakugohou
oxymoron
In Japanese, oxymoron is 撞着語法, read どうちゃくごほう (douchakugohou).
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Meanings
- n oxymoron
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “oxymoron”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 矛盾語法 | むじゅんごほう mujungohou | oxymoron |
| オクシモロン | オクシモロン okushimoron | oxymoron |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 撞木 | しゅもく shumoku | T-shaped wooden bell hammer |
| 撞着 | どうちゃく douchaku | contradiction |
| 撞球 | どうきゅう doukyuu | billiards |
| 自家撞着 | じかどうちゃく jikadouchaku | self-contradiction |
| 撞木杖 | しゅもくづえ shumokuzue | crutches |
| 到着 | とうちゃく touchaku | arrival |
| 水着 | みずぎ mizugi | bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers |
| 下着 | したぎ shitagi | underwear; undergarment; underclothes |
| 英語 | えいご eigo | English (language) |
| 方法 | ほうほう houhou | method; way; manner |
See also: Chinese symbol for “oxymoron”.
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