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    3. 矛盾

    矛盾

    矛む盾じゅん

    contradiction

    N2KMT6News #7+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab14 strokes

    矛楯

    むじゅん

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    contradiction, inconsistency

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    彼かれの話はなしには矛む盾じゅんがあります。

    There is a contradiction in his story.

    KMT5Emotions & PsychologyCore Concepts
    彼かれの行こう動どうは、彼かれの言こと葉ばと矛む盾じゅんしています。

    His actions contradict his words.

    KMT6Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    自じ己こ矛む盾じゅんに陥おちいると、人ひとは精せい神しん的てきに不ふ安あん定ていになります。

    When one falls into self-contradiction, they become mentally unstable.

    KMT6Emotions & Psychologypsychology
    哲てつ学がくでは、論ろん理り的てきな矛む盾じゅんを避さけることが重じゅ要う視しされます。

    In philosophy, avoiding logical contradictions is emphasized.

    KMT6Religion & PhilosophyScience & Math
    この政せい策さくは、環かん境きょう保ほ護ごと経けい済ざい発はっ展てんという二ふたつの目もく標ひょうの間あいだで矛む盾じゅんを抱かかえています。

    This policy harbors a contradiction between the two goals of environmental protection and economic development.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyPolitics & LawBusiness & Finance

    Kanji that make up this word

    矛
    ほこ…(2)
    halberd・arms・festival float
    盾
    たて…(1)
    shield・escutcheon・pretext
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