Word Meaning 断章取義

だんしょうしゅぎ danshoushugi

断章取義 is read as だんしょうしゅぎ (danshoushugi) and means interpreting (and using) a passage without regard to its context.

Meaning

English

interpreting (and using) a passage without regard to its context

Reading

Kana

だんしょうしゅぎ

Romaji

danshoushugi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 43 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Yojijukugo ✓ Rank 42421 Priority G

Related Vocabulary

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章を断ち義を取る

しょうをたちぎをとる

to interpret (and use) a passage without regard to its context

武断主義

ぶだんしゅぎ

militarism

断章

だんしょう

interpreting (and using) a passage without regard to its context

断腸

だんちょう

heartbreak

断末魔

だんまつま

one's last moments

断案

だんあん

conclusion

断裁

だんさい

cutting

断裁器

だんさいき

cutting machine

断固抗議

だんここうぎ

firm opposition

断続平衡説

だんぞくへいこうせつ

punctuated equilibrium (theory of evolutionary biology)

断碑

だんぴ

broken stone monument

断尾

だんび

cropping a tail