駁
refutation, contradiction
Readings
On'yomi
- ハク
- バク
Kun'yomi
- ぶち
- まじ.る
- まだら
Meaning
駁 centers on opposing or clashing ideas: refuting a claim or pointing out a contradiction. The core idea is a forceful pushback against something stated.
Most common words using 駁
- 反駁はんばく
refutation; rebuttal; retort
- 弁駁べんばく
refutation; contradiction; rebuttal; disproof; disputation
- 甲論乙駁こうろんおつばく
arguments pro and con
- 論駁ろんばく
refutation; confutation
- 雑駁ざっぱく
confused; inconsistent; incoherent; patchy
- 駁するばくする
to oppose someone's opinion; to refute; to contradict
- 駁撃ばくげき
attacking (someone's argument); arguing against; refuting; taking issue; contradicting
- 駁論ばくろん
refutation; confutation
Study
Etymology
駁 combines 馬 (horse) with 爻, which likely contributes a sense of mixing or crossing. The idea of a horse with mixed colors or patterns may have extended to the notion of contradictory or refuting statements.
Meaning mnemonic
A horse (馬) with crossed lines (爻) on its coat looks like it has contradictory patterns. Imagine two people arguing over whether the horse is one color or another—their refutations clash like the mixed markings.
Reading mnemonic
For ハク, picture a debater refuting an argument by slamming a 'hack' (a rough, cutting blow) on the table: hack -> ハク, and the contradiction is struck down.