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    3. 邪道

    邪道

    邪じゃ道どう

    improper way (of doing)

    KMT10News #35+1Ref L2NounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab20 strokes

    じゃどう

    Noun

    1.
    improper way (of doing), wrong way, unorthodox method
    2.
    evil course, evil path, heresy

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    このやり方かたは邪じゃ道どうだと言いわれた。

    This method was called unorthodox.

    KMT8Daily Life
    伝でん統とう的てきな茶さ道どうにおいて、邪じゃ道どうな作さ法ほうは許ゆるされない。

    In traditional tea ceremony, unorthodox manners are not permitted.

    KMT10Culture & Traditions
    彼かれの成せい功こうは、既き存ぞんの枠わくにとらわれない邪じゃ道どうなアプローチから生うまれた。

    His success stemmed from an unorthodox approach that wasn't bound by existing frameworks.

    KMT10Business & Finance
    武ぶ道どうの世せ界かいでは、基き本ほんを無む視しした邪じゃ道どうな技わざは評ひょう価かされない。

    In the world of martial arts, unorthodox techniques that ignore fundamentals are not highly regarded.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsSports & Martial Arts
    芸げい術じゅつにおいて、時ときに邪じゃ道どうとされる表ひょう現げんが新あたらしい時じ代だいを切きり開ひらくこともある。

    In art, expressions sometimes considered unorthodox can open up new eras.

    KMT10Art & DesignCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    邪
    よこし.ま…(1)
    wicked・injustice・wrong
    道
    みち・いう…(7)
    road-way・street・district・journey・course…(2)
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