Word Meaning 屁理屈

へりくつ herikutsu

屁理屈 is read as へりくつ (herikutsu) and means sophism.

Meaning

English

  1. sophism
  2. chop logic
  3. far-fetched argument
  4. quibble
  5. cavil
  6. argument for argument's sake

Reading

Kana

へりくつ

Romaji

herikutsu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

屁理屈屋

へりくつや

sophist

理屈

りくつ

theory

小理屈

こりくつ

quibble

似非理屈

えせりくつ

sophistry

理屈に合う

りくつにあう

to be reasonable

理屈屋

りくつや

quibbler

理屈っぽい

りくつっぽい

argumentative

窮屈

きゅうくつ

tight (e.g. finances)

退屈

たいくつ

to feel bored

不屈

ふくつ

persistence

Example Sentences

1

I'm tired of hearing you pull arguments out of who knows where.