謬
mistake
Readings
On'yomi
- ビュウ
- ビョウ
- ミュウ
Kun'yomi
- あやま.る
Meaning
謬 centers on error in thought or expression: a mistake, fallacy, or incorrect statement.
Most common words using 謬
- 誤謬ごびゅう
mistake; error
- 不謬性ふびゅうせい
papal infallibility
- 可謬主義かびゅうしゅぎ
fallibilism
- 合成の誤謬ごうせいのごびゅう
fallacy of composition
- 帰謬法きびゅうほう
reductio ad absurdum
- 無謬むびゅう
infallibility; inerrancy
- 自然主義的誤謬しぜんしゅぎてきごびゅう
naturalistic fallacy
- 誤謬推理ごびゅうすいり
fallacy (sometimes esp. a paralogism)
- 謬伝びゅうでん
false report (rumor, rumour)
- 謬妄びゅうもう
fallacy; conjecture
- 謬想びゅうそう
misconception; wrong idea
- 謬見びゅうけん
fallacy
- 謬説びゅうせつ
fallacy; fallacious argument
- 謬論びゅうろん
fallacy; mistaken opinion
Study
Etymology
謬 combines 言 (speech) with 翏, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to twisting or error. The exact historical development of 翏 is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
Words (言) twisted into a knot (翏) create a mistake. Imagine tangled speech leading to an error.
Reading mnemonic
For ビュウ, picture a mistaken view (ビュー) that leads to an error: view -> ビュウ, but the wrong view causes a mistake.