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1 exact word match found in search '屁理屈'
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noun
sophism; quibble; hair-splitting; argument for argument's sake; cavil; frivolous objections
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1 word found beginning with '屁理屈'
noun
sophist; quibbler  (yojijukugo)
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4 partial word matches found in search '屁理屈'
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Most common form: おなら
noun
1. wind; gas; fart  (usually 屁 is へ, and おなら is in kana; often written with kana only)
2. something worthless; something not worth considering  (this meaning is restricted to reading へ)
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noun
1. reason; principle; logic
2. general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon)  (see also: ; Buddhist term)
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noun
theory; reason
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noun
reason; truth; way of things; justice  (see also: 道理)
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