noun

  1. faulty statement, misleading statement, misunderstanding caused by a misleading statement.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
語弊 ごへい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

word, speech, language
ゴ かた.る (2nd, N5)
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
I, my, our
われ わが- あ- (Kentei Pre-1)
five
ゴ いつ さ (1st, N5)
abuse, evil, vice
ヘイ (9th, N1)
be worn-out, be dilapidated, be defeated
ヘイ やぶ.れる (Kentei 1)
ragged clothing, ragged, old and wear out
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン フク おお.い (11th)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)