章を断ち義を取る

Japanese
Kanji in this term
章 断 義 取
しょう
Grade: 3		 た(ち)
Grade: 5		 ぎ
Grade: 5		 と(る)
Grade: 3
on’yomi kun’yomi on’yomi kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
章を斷ち義を取る (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Calque of Literary Chinese 斷章取義 (duànzhāngqǔyì); 訓読 (Kundoku) form of 断(だん)章(しょう)取(しゅ)義(ぎ) (danshōshugi).

Idiom

章(しょう)を断(た)ち義(ぎ)を取(と)る • (shō o tachi gi o toru) ←しやうをたちぎをとる (syawotatigiwotoru)?

  1. quoting a passage and interpreting it without regard to its context; take out of context
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