喧嘩を売る

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
けん
Jinmeiyō

Jinmeiyō

Grade: 2
kan’on kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
喧嘩を賣る (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

Literally, to sell a fight, from 喧嘩 (kenka, fight) +‎ (o, direct object marker) +‎ 売る (uru, to sell).

Verb[edit]

(けん)()() (kenka o urugodan (stem (けん)()() (kenka o uri), past (けん)()()った (kenka o utta))

  1. (idiomatic) to look for a fight, to pick a fight

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