Word Meaning 語弊 (Gohei): Faulty Statement

Meaning

English

faulty statement
misleading statement
misunderstanding caused by a misleading statement

Reading

Kana

ごへい

Romaji

gohei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 124479 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

語弊がある

ごへいがある

to be misleading

語源

ごげん

origin of a word

語句

ごく

words

語り継ぐ

かたりつぐ

to pass down (a story) from generation to generation

語尾

ごび

(inflectional) ending of a word

語を結ぶ

ごをむすぶ

to conclude one's speech

語派

ごは

branch (of a language family)

語基

ごき

base

語幹

ごかん

stem (non-inflecting part of a word)

語義

ごぎ

meaning of a word

語幹形成母音

ごかんけいせいぼおん

thematic vowel

語源学

ごげんがく

(study of) etymology

Example Sentences

2

その言い方は少し語弊がある。

そのいいかたはすこしごへいがある。

That way of speaking is slightly misleading.

それは語弊がある。

That's not a proper thing to say.