藪の中

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

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

(やぶ)(なか) (yabu no naka

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