語弊

Japanese

Kanji in this term
語 弊
ご
Grade: 2 		へい
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ごへー [gòhéé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɡo̞he̞ː]

Noun

語(ご)弊(へい) • (gohei) ←ごへい (gofei)?

  1. (of language) causing a misunderstanding
    語弊(ごへい)を生(う)む
    gohei o umu
    to say something that can be misunderstood

References

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
語弊

Noun

語弊 • (eopye) (hangeul 어폐)

  1. hanja form? of 어폐 (“(of language) misleading; causing a misunderstanding”)
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