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姉妹喧嘩 (きょうだいげんか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

姉妹きょうだい喧げん嘩か

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Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

quarrel between sisters

Refers specifically to a fight or argument between sisters. Can be used as a noun or with する to describe the act of quarreling.

子こ供どもの頃ころはよく姉妹きょう喧嘩だいげんかをしたものだ。
When we were kids, we used to have quarrels between sisters all the time.
姉妹きょう喧嘩だいげんかするたびに母ははが仲ちゅう裁さいに入はいっ

た

。

Every time we sisters quarreled, our mother would step in to mediate.

Written forms

姉妹きょうだい喧げん嘩か
Standard kanji spelling for 'quarrel between sisters'. The reading きょうだいげんか is a special reading for this compound.
姉妹きょうだいげんか
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, common in casual writing.

Kanji

姉elder sister
妹younger sister
喧noisy, boisterous
嘩noisy

Similar words

兄きょう弟だい喧げん嘩か
Refers to a quarrel between brothers (or siblings in general when gender is unspecified). 姉妹喧嘩 is specifically between sisters.

Etymology

Compound of 姉妹 (shimai, 'sisters') with the special reading きょうだい (kyōdai, 'siblings') and 喧嘩 (kenka, 'quarrel'). The reading きょうだい for 姉妹 is an irregular but established usage.