似非

えせ

false, would-be, sham, pretended, mock, spurious, pseudo, quasi

理屈

りくつ

theory, reason

似非者

えせもの じひしゃ

sham, fraud, counterfeit, impostor, pretender

似非事

えせごと じひごと

laughable affair, unlaudable affair, something unreliable

似非インテリ

えせインテリ

pseudointellectual

似非親

えせおや じひおや

distant disinterested parent

非理

ひり

unreasonable, illogical

理非

りひ

judgement of right and wrong (judgment)

屁理屈

へりくつ

sophism, quibble, hair-splitting, argument for argument's sake, cavil, frivolous objections

小理屈

こりくつ

quibble, pointless argument

理屈屋

りくつや

quibbler

似非学者

えせがくしゃ

pseudo-scholar, fake scholar, would-be expert

似非笑い

えせわらい じひわらい

smirk, affected smile

似非科学

えせかがく

pseudoscience

非合理

ひごうり

illogicality

屁理屈屋

へりくつや

sophist, quibbler

似て非なる

にてひなる

falsely similar, counterfeit

理屈っぽい

りくつっぽい

argumentative

理屈に合う

りくつにあう

to be reasonable, to stand to reason, to be logical, to hold water