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僻言 (hekigen) Japanese meaning: unreasonable talk | Kotomora

僻へき言げん

Meanings

1

unreasonable talk; prejudiced remarks

rare term

Rare term for biased, unreasonable, or bigoted speech. Not used in everyday conversation; may appear in older or formal texts.

彼かれの僻へき言げんには耳みみを貸かすな。
Don't listen to his unreasonable talk.

Kanji

僻prejudice, bias, rural area
言say, word

Related words

偏へん見けん
偏見 is the common word for 'prejudice' or 'bias', while 僻言 is a rare, more specific term for prejudiced or unreasonable speech.

Etymology

Compound of 僻 (へき, 'biased, prejudiced') and 言 (げん, 'word, speech'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning follows directly from the kanji components.