内輪喧嘩

Japanese

Kanji in this term
内	輪	喧	嘩
うち Grade: 2	わ Grade: 4	けん > げん Jinmeiyō	か Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Etymology

From 内輪 (uchiwa) +‎ 喧嘩 (kenka).

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) うちわげんか [ùchíwágéꜜǹkà] (Nakadaka – [4])^[1]
- IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝt͡ɕiɰᵝa̠ɡẽ̞ŋka̠]

Noun

内輪喧嘩 (hiragana うちわげんか, rōmaji uchiwagenka, historical hiragana うちわげんくわ)

infighting; internecine conflict
- William Shakespeare (translator 坪内逍遙), 『ロミオとヂュリエット』
  古 (ふる)き怨恨 (うらみ)を又 (また)も新 (あら)たに、
  血 (ち)で血 (ち)を洗 (あら)ふ市 (うち)內 (わ)鬪 (げん)爭 (くわ)。
  Furuki urami o mata mo arata ni,
  chi de chi o arau uchiwagenka.
  From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
  Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.

Synonyms

内輪揉 (うちわも)め (uchiwamome)

References

↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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