矛む盾じゅん

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矛盾する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	矛む盾じゅんする	矛む盾じゅんしない
Polite	矛む盾じゅんします	矛む盾じゅんしません
Past polite	矛む盾じゅんしました	矛む盾じゅんしませんでした
Past	矛む盾じゅんした	矛む盾じゅんしなかった
Te-form	矛む盾じゅんして	矛む盾じゅんしないで
Desire	矛む盾じゅんしたい	矛む盾じゅんしたくない
Potential	矛む盾じゅんできる	矛む盾じゅんできない
Passive	矛む盾じゅんされる	矛む盾じゅんされない
Causative	矛む盾じゅんさせる	矛む盾じゅんさせない
Causative passive	矛む盾じゅんさせられる	矛む盾じゅんさせられない
Volitional	矛む盾じゅんしよう
Polite volitional	矛む盾じゅんしましょう
Imperative	矛む盾じゅんしろ	矛む盾じゅんするな
Conditional	矛む盾じゅんすれば	矛む盾じゅんしなければ
Tara conditional	矛む盾じゅんしたら	矛む盾じゅんしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

contradiction; inconsistency

Refers to a logical contradiction or inconsistency between statements, actions, or situations. Commonly used in both formal and everyday contexts.

彼かれの説せつ明めいには矛む盾じゅんがある。
There is a contradiction in his explanation.
その二ふたつの主しゅ張ちょうは互たがいに矛む盾じゅんしている。
The two claims contradict each other.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉と矛む盾じゅんするto contradict something
彼かれの発はつ言げんは以い前ぜんの説せつ明めいと矛む盾じゅんする。
His statement contradicts his earlier explanation.
矛む盾じゅんが生しょうじるa contradiction arises
この計けい画かくには矛む盾じゅんが生しょうじている。
A contradiction has arisen in this plan.
矛む盾じゅんを指し摘てきするto point out a contradiction
先せん生せいは彼かれの論ろん文ぶんの矛む盾じゅんを指し摘てきした。
The teacher pointed out the contradictions in his paper.
矛む盾じゅんを解かい消しょうするto resolve a contradiction
二ふたつの意い見けんの矛む盾じゅんを解かい消しょうする必ひつ要ようがある。
It's necessary to resolve the contradiction between the two opinions.
矛む盾じゅんを抱かかえるto have/harbor a contradiction
彼かれの考かんがえ方かたは根こん本ぽん的てきな矛む盾じゅんを抱かかえている。
His way of thinking harbors a fundamental contradiction.

Kanji

矛halberd, arms, festival float
盾shield, escutcheon, pretext
楯shield, buckler, pretext

Related words· 14

不ふ一いっ致ち
不一致 is a neutral term for a mismatch or lack of agreement, while 矛盾 carries a stronger sense of logical impossibility or self-contradiction.
対たい立りつN2
対立 describes conflict or opposition between parties or ideas, whereas 矛盾 focuses on a logical inconsistency within a single statement or situation.
齟そ齬ご
齟齬 is a more literary word for a discrepancy or misalignment (e.g. between plan and reality), while 矛盾 stresses strict logical contradiction.
食くい違ちがいN1
矛盾 points to a logical contradiction between statements, while 食い違い covers any broader mismatch, including facts or expectations that simply don't line up.

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ちぐはぐN1
矛盾 is a more formal, logical term for a direct contradiction, while ちぐはぐ is a softer, everyday word for statements or situations that just don't add up.
パラドックス
矛盾 is the everyday native word for a logical contradiction, while パラドックス is the loanword used for a paradox in more intellectual or academic contexts.
相そう反はん
矛盾 is the everyday word for a logical contradiction, while 相反 is a more formal term emphasizing mutual opposition between two things.
逆ぎゃく説せつ
矛盾 describes a genuine logical inconsistency between two things, while 逆説 is a statement that seems self-contradictory yet may reveal a deeper truth.
相あい反はんするN1
矛盾する describes a logical contradiction, while 相反する covers any kind of mutual opposition or incompatibility, not just logical ones.
抵てい触しょく
矛盾 refers to an internal logical contradiction, whereas 抵触 describes incompatibility between a statement and an external standard, law, or theory.
食くい違ちがうN1
矛盾する means logically contradictory, often within one statement or system, whereas 食い違う covers any kind of mismatch, including physical or factual discrepancies.
反はんするN1
矛盾する means to be logically inconsistent or self-contradictory, whereas 反する describes one thing conflicting with an external rule, expectation, or statement.
裏うら腹はら
矛盾 is a broader term for any logical contradiction or inconsistency, while 裏腹 specifically frames one thing (words, looks) as the opposite of another (feelings, reality).
葛かっ藤とう
矛盾 points to a logical or factual contradiction between two things, while 葛藤 is about the emotional strain of conflicting feelings or desires.

Opposites· 7

一いっ致ちN3
一致 means agreement or consistency, the direct opposite of 矛盾, which means contradiction or inconsistency.
整せい合ごう
矛盾 describes a contradiction between statements or facts, the direct opposite of 整合, which describes their logical consistency.
符ふ合ごう
矛盾 means contradiction, the opposite of 符合's sense of facts or statements agreeing with each other.

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つじつまN1
矛盾 means a contradiction between statements or facts, the opposite of つじつまが合う, which means everything fits together consistently.
筋すじが通とおるN1
矛盾する means to contradict oneself, the opposite of 筋が通る, which means an argument is consistent and makes sense.
一いっ貫かんN1
矛盾 describes ideas or actions that contradict each other, the opposite of 一貫, which describes ideas or actions that stay consistent.
両りょう立りつN2
両立 describes two things being compatible and holding true together, whereas 矛盾 describes them being contradictory and unable to coexist logically.

Don't confuse with

葛かっ藤とう
葛藤 refers to an internal or emotional conflict between feelings or desires, while 矛盾 refers to a logical inconsistency between statements or facts.

Word family· 13

相あい矛む盾じゅん
mutually contradictory; inconsistent with each other
矛む盾じゅん律りつ
law of contradiction; principle of non-contradiction
矛む盾じゅん性せい
contradiction; inconsistency
前ぜん後ご矛む盾じゅん
self-contradiction; inconsistency
名めい辞じ矛む盾じゅん
contradiction in terms

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形けい容よう矛む盾じゅん
contradictio in adjecto; adjective-noun contradiction
撞どう着ちゃく矛む盾じゅん
self-contradiction
矛む盾じゅん原げん理り
principle of contradiction; law of contradiction
矛む盾じゅん撞どう着ちゃく
self-contradiction
矛む盾じゅん語ご法ほう
oxymoron

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Written forms

矛む盾じゅんUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency and widely used.
矛む楯じゅん
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 楯 is an older variant of 盾.

Etymology

From the classical Chinese story of a merchant who claimed to sell a spear (矛) that could pierce anything and a shield (盾) that could withstand anything, creating an impossible contradiction. The kanji literally mean 'spear' and 'shield'.

Related words· 14

不ふ一いっ致ち
不一致 is a neutral term for a mismatch or lack of agreement, while 矛盾 carries a stronger sense of logical impossibility or self-contradiction.
対たい立りつN2
対立 describes conflict or opposition between parties or ideas, whereas 矛盾 focuses on a logical inconsistency within a single statement or situation.
齟そ齬ご
齟齬 is a more literary word for a discrepancy or misalignment (e.g. between plan and reality), while 矛盾 stresses strict logical contradiction.
食くい違ちがいN1
矛盾 points to a logical contradiction between statements, while 食い違い covers any broader mismatch, including facts or expectations that simply don't line up.

Show 10 more

ちぐはぐN1
矛盾 is a more formal, logical term for a direct contradiction, while ちぐはぐ is a softer, everyday word for statements or situations that just don't add up.
パラドックス
矛盾 is the everyday native word for a logical contradiction, while パラドックス is the loanword used for a paradox in more intellectual or academic contexts.
相そう反はん
矛盾 is the everyday word for a logical contradiction, while 相反 is a more formal term emphasizing mutual opposition between two things.
逆ぎゃく説せつ
矛盾 describes a genuine logical inconsistency between two things, while 逆説 is a statement that seems self-contradictory yet may reveal a deeper truth.
相あい反はんするN1
矛盾する describes a logical contradiction, while 相反する covers any kind of mutual opposition or incompatibility, not just logical ones.
抵てい触しょく
矛盾 refers to an internal logical contradiction, whereas 抵触 describes incompatibility between a statement and an external standard, law, or theory.
食くい違ちがうN1
矛盾する means logically contradictory, often within one statement or system, whereas 食い違う covers any kind of mismatch, including physical or factual discrepancies.
反はんするN1
矛盾する means to be logically inconsistent or self-contradictory, whereas 反する describes one thing conflicting with an external rule, expectation, or statement.
裏うら腹はら
矛盾 is a broader term for any logical contradiction or inconsistency, while 裏腹 specifically frames one thing (words, looks) as the opposite of another (feelings, reality).
葛かっ藤とう
矛盾 points to a logical or factual contradiction between two things, while 葛藤 is about the emotional strain of conflicting feelings or desires.

Opposites· 7

一いっ致ちN3
一致 means agreement or consistency, the direct opposite of 矛盾, which means contradiction or inconsistency.
整せい合ごう
矛盾 describes a contradiction between statements or facts, the direct opposite of 整合, which describes their logical consistency.
符ふ合ごう
矛盾 means contradiction, the opposite of 符合's sense of facts or statements agreeing with each other.

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つじつまN1
矛盾 means a contradiction between statements or facts, the opposite of つじつまが合う, which means everything fits together consistently.
筋すじが通とおるN1
矛盾する means to contradict oneself, the opposite of 筋が通る, which means an argument is consistent and makes sense.
一いっ貫かんN1
矛盾 describes ideas or actions that contradict each other, the opposite of 一貫, which describes ideas or actions that stay consistent.
両りょう立りつN2
両立 describes two things being compatible and holding true together, whereas 矛盾 describes them being contradictory and unable to coexist logically.