JMdict: 1463270
二律背反 【にりつはいはん】
- [n] antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
Kanji in this word:
Kanji | Meanings | On Readings | Kun Readings |
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二 | Two, Two Radical (no. 7) | ニ, ジ | ふた, ふた.つ, ふたたび |
律 | Rhythm, Law, Regulation, Gauge, Control | リツ, リチ, レツ | |
背 | Stature, Height, Back, Behind, Disobey, Defy, Go Back On, Rebel | ハイ | せ, せい, そむ.く, そむ.ける |
反 | Anti- | ハン, ホン, タン, ホ | そ.る, そ.らす, かえ.す, かえ.る, -かえ.る |