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Kotomora

喧

noisy, boisterous

StatusJinmeiyōFrequencyTop 5,000Strokes12

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

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  • 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

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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.