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

Alternative spelling
內輪喧嘩 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 内輪 (uchiwa) +‎ 喧嘩 (kenka).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) うちわげ​んか [ùchíwágéꜜǹkà] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝt͡ɕiɰᵝa̠ɡẽ̞ŋka̠]

Noun

内(うち)輪(わ)喧(げん)嘩(か) • (uchiwagenka) ^{←うちわげんくわ (utiwagenkwa)?}

1. infighting; internecine conflict
   • 1933, William Shakespeare, translated by Tsubouchi Shōyō, Romeo and Juliet‎^[1]:

     威(ゐ)權(けん)相(あひ)如(し)く二(に)名(めい)族(ぞく)が、處(ところ)は花(はな)のヹローナにて、古(ふる)き怨(うら)恨(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)。

     Iken aishiku ni-meizoku ga, tokoro wa hana no Verōna nite, furuki urami o mata mo arata ni, chi de chi o arau uchiwagenka.

     Two households alike in dignity, in flowery Verona, renewing ancient grudge, deadly infighting.

Synonyms

• 内(うち)輪(わ)揉(も)め (uchiwamome)

See also

• 血(ち)で血(ち)を洗(あら)う (chi de chi o arau)