どう
ちゃく

noun, takes する

Messages.yoji.
  1. self-contradiction, self-inconsistency.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
どう
ちゃく
自己撞着 じこどうちゃく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

oneself
ジ みずか.ら おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
self
コ おのれ キ (6th, N1)
thrust, pierce, stab
つ.く ドウ シュ (Kentei Pre-1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
juvenile, child
ドウ わらべ ぱ (3rd, N2)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
don, arrive, wear
チャク つ.く き.る (3rd, N4)
sheep(羊) variant
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)