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    形容矛盾

    形けい容よう矛む盾じゅん

    contradictio in adjecto

    NTNounLiteratureKanji Vocab31 strokes

    けいようむじゅん

    Noun

    1.
    contradictio in adjecto, contradiction between an adjective and the noun it modifies (wooden iron, hot ice, etc.)

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    Kanji that make up this word

    形
    かた・-がた・かたち・なり…(3)
    shape・form・style
    容
    い.れる…(4)
    contain・form・looks
    矛
    ほこ…(2)
    halberd・arms・festival float
    盾
    たて…(1)
    shield・escutcheon・pretext
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