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撞着語法 (douchakugohou) Japanese meaning: oxymoron | Kotomora

撞どう着ちゃく語ご法ほう

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Meanings

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A figure of speech combining contradictory terms, such as 'open secret' or 'deafening silence'. Used in literary and rhetorical contexts.

「公こう然ぜんの秘ひ密みつ」は撞どう着ちゃく語ご法ほうの一いち例れい

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'Open secret' is an example of an oxymoron.

Kanji

撞thrust, pierce, stab
着don, arrive, wear
語word, speech, language
法method, law, rule

Related words

矛む盾じゅん語ご法ほう
Also means oxymoron, but 撞着語法 is the more common term in Japanese rhetoric.

Built from

撞どう着ちゃく+語ご法ほう

Etymology

From 撞着 (contradiction) + 語法 (usage of words). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is used in Japanese rhetoric to describe a figure of speech that combines contradictory ideas.