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章を断ち義を取る

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 3
た(ち)
Grade: 5

Grade: 5
と(る)
Grade: 3
on'yomi kun'yomi on'yomi kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
章を斷ち義を取る (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Calque of Literary Chinese 斷章取義 (duànzhāngqǔyì); 訓読 (Kundoku) form of (だん)(しょう)(しゅ)() (danshōshugi).

Idiom

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(しょう)()()() (shō o tachi gi o toruしやうをたちぎをとる (syauwotatigiwotoru)?

  1. quoting a passage and interpreting it without regard to its context; take out of context
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