二律背反
にりつはいはん
antinomy
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Meanings
- noun, four-character idiom antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
Its kanji
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二
ニ、ジ · ふた、ふた.つ、ふたたび
two, two radical (no. 7)
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律
リツ、リチ、レツ
rhythm, law, regulation, gauge, control
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背
ハイ · せ、せい、そむ.く、そむ.ける
stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel
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反
ハン、ホン、タン、ホ · そ.る、そ.らす、かえ.す、かえ.る、-かえ.る
anti-