論い

Japanese
Kanji in this term
論
あげつら
Grade: 6
kun’yomi

Etymology

The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 論(あげつら)う (agetsurau, “to accuse, criticize; to exaggerate trivial faults”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) あげつらい [àgétsúráí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [a̠ɡe̞t͡sɨᵝɾa̠i]

Noun

論(あげつら)い • (agetsurai) ←あげつらひ (ageturafi)?

  1. argument or debate on the logic or morality of things; act of nitpicking or pointing out minor flaws
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