断章取義

See also: 斷章取義 and 断章取义

Japanese
Kanji in this term
断 章 取 義
だん
Grade: 5		 しょう
Grade: 3		 しゅ
Grade: 3		 ぎ
Grade: 5
goon kan’on
Alternative spelling
斷章取義 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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

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

Idiom

断(だん)章(しょう)取(しゅ)義(ぎ) • (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

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