矛盾 (むじゅん)contradiction; inconsistency

contradiction; inconsistencynoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

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Kanji in 矛盾

矛先ほこさきpoint of spear; spearhead
矛ほこlong-handled Chinese spear; lance
前後矛盾ぜんごむじゅんself-contradiction; self-inconsistency
名辞矛盾めいじむじゅんcontradiction in terms
天の瓊矛あまのぬほこAma no Nuhoko; the heavenly jeweled spear used by Izanagi and Izanami
形容矛盾けいようむじゅんcontradictio in adjecto; contradiction between an adjective and the noun it modifies (wooden iron, hot ice, etc.)
撞着矛盾どうちゃくむじゅんself-contradiction
無矛盾性むむじゅんせいconsistency (of an axiomatic system)
盾たてshield; buckler
後ろ盾うしろだてbacking; support
人間の盾にんげんのたてhuman shield
円盾まるたてround shield; buckler

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