屁理屈

屁理屈

Japanese

Kanji in this term
屁	理	屈
へ Hyōgaiji	り Grade: 2	くつ Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From 屁 (he, “fart”) +‎ 理屈 (rikutsu, “logic; reasoning”).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) へり​くつ [hèríꜜkùtsù] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [he̞ɾʲikɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

屁理屈 (hiragana へりくつ, rōmaji herikutsu)

1. sophistic logic; chop logic

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN