喧
noisy, boisterous
Readings
On'yomi
- ケン
Kun'yomi
- やかま.しい
- かまびす.しい
Meaning
喧 centers on loud, energetic noise: a boisterous, clamorous atmosphere. The two given meanings are close synonyms describing the same kind of noisy disturbance.
Most common words using 喧
20 of 38- 喧嘩けんかN4
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
- 喧しいやかましいN3
noisy; loud; clamorous; boisterous
- 喧伝けんでん
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
- 口喧嘩くちげんかN3
quarrel; dispute; argument
- 喧騒けんそう
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
- 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
- 喧々けんけん
noisily
- 喧々囂々けんけんごうごう
wild uproar; pandemonium; clamor of voices; tumult
- 喧々諤々けんけんがくがく
tumultuous (with everyone voicing their opinions simultaneously); uproarious
- 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
Study
Etymology
喧 combines 口 (mouth) with 宣, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of spreading or proclaiming. Together they suggest loud voices spreading noise.
Meaning mnemonic
A mouth 口 beside 宣, which looks like a roof over a sun-like shape. Imagine a mouth under a roof shouting so loudly that the noise spreads everywhere, making the place boisterous.
Reading mnemonic
For ケン, picture a noisy crowd at a kennel where all the dogs are barking: kennel -> ケン, and the barking makes the scene boisterous.