藪の中

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Kanji in this term
藪 中
やぶ
Hyōgai 		なか
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ja̠bɯ̟ no̞ na̠ka̠]

Noun

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藪(やぶ)の中(なか) • (yabu no naka) 

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