人身攻撃

See also: 人身攻擊 and 人身攻击

Japanese

Kanji in this term
人	身	攻	撃
じん Grade: 1	しん Grade: 3	こう Grade: S	げき Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
人身攻擊 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 人身(じんしん) (jinshin, “personal”) + 攻撃(こうげき) (kōgeki, “attack”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑĩɰ̃ɕĩŋ ko̞ːɡe̞kʲi]

Noun

人(じん)身(しん)攻(こう)撃(げき) • (jinshin kōgeki) 

1. criticism of a person due to their personal traits or private lifestyle; an ad hominem argument