嘩
noisy
Readings
On'yomi
- カ
- ケ
Kun'yomi
- かまびす.しい
Meaning
嘩 centers on loud, chaotic noise: a clamor or uproar, often from many voices at once.
Most common words using 嘩
20 of 28- 喧嘩けんかN4
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
- 口喧嘩くちげんかN3
quarrel; dispute; argument
- 喧嘩腰けんかごし
belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence
- 痴話喧嘩ちわげんか
lovers' quarrel
- 仲間喧嘩なかまげんか
quarrel among friends; quarrel among ourselves (themselves)
- 兄妹喧嘩きょうだいげんか
quarrel between siblings
- 兄弟喧嘩きょうだいげんか
quarrel between brothers
- 内輪喧嘩うちわげんか
family quarrel; internal squabble; domestic trouble
- 喧嘩が強いけんかがつよい
good at fighting; usually wins a fight
- 喧嘩するほど仲がいいけんかするほどなかがいい
the more (people) fight, the closer they are; those who quarrel most are often the best of friends
- 喧嘩っ早いけんかっぱやい
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
- 喧嘩をふっかけるけんかをふっかける
to pick a fight
- 喧嘩を売るけんかをうる
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
- 喧嘩を買うけんかをかう
to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge
- 喧嘩両成敗けんかりょうせいばい
in a quarrel, both parties are to blame
- 喧嘩別れけんかわかれ
parting ways after a quarrel
- 喧嘩師けんかし
brawler; ruffian; thug
- 喧嘩早いけんかばやい
quarrelsome; easy to anger
- 喧嘩沙汰けんかざた
beginning (developing into) a quarrel (a fight, an altercation)
- 大喧嘩おおげんか
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
Study
Etymology
嘩 combines 口 (mouth) with 華, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of flourishing or abundance, suggesting many mouths making noise.
Meaning mnemonic
A mouth 口 beside 華, which suggests something showy or abundant. Imagine a crowd of mouths all talking at once, creating a noisy clamor.
Reading mnemonic
For カ, picture a noisy car horn blaring: car -> カ, and the sound fills the air like the clamor of many voices.