曲解

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 曲解 is read as きょっかい and is a noun for twisting or interpreting a statement or text contrary to its intended meaning; with する, it also means to distort or misinterpret.
• Basic usage: Use 発言を曲解する for distorting someone's remarks and 文章の趣旨が曲解される for the point of a text being misinterpreted.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Distinction between 曲解 and 誤解
  • The headword strongly suggests a distorted reading of the intended meaning, while the comparison term broadly covers misunderstanding a fact or intention.