藪の中

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Japanese[edit]

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Kanji in this term
やぶ
Hyōgaiji
なか
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally "the midst of a thicket". Yabu no Naka is the name of a Ryūnosuke Akutagawa novel in which such a situation unfolds.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ja̠bɯ̟ᵝ no̞ na̠ka̠]

Noun[edit]

(やぶ)(なか) (yabu no naka

  1. the truth being unknown due to conflicting accounts; a Rashomon-like situation