犬猿

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
けん
Grade: 1
えん
Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

Literally "dogs and monkeys".

Noun

(けん)(えん) (ken'enけんゑん (ken'wen)?

  1. a bad relationship, like that between cats and dogs
    犬猿(けんえん)(なか)
    ken'en no naka
    having a particularly poor relationship