内輪喧嘩

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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 (Nakadaka – )^[1]
IPA^(key):

Noun

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

infighting; internecine conflict
- 1933, William Shakespeare, translated by Tsubouchi Shōyō, Romeo and Juliet‎:
  
  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)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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