口くち喧げん嘩か

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

口喧嘩する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

quarrel; argument; verbal fight

A heated verbal dispute, often between people who know each other. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to have a quarrel'.

〈人ひと〉と口くち喧げん嘩かするto have a verbal argument with someone
弟おとうとと口くち喧げん嘩かしてしまった。
I ended up having a shouting match with my little brother.
口くち喧げん嘩かになるfor a disagreement to turn into a shouting match
ちょっとした意い見けんの違ちがいから口くち喧げん嘩かになった。
A small difference of opinion turned into a full-blown argument.
口くち喧げん嘩かが絶たえないto be constantly bickering
あの夫ふう婦ふは口くち喧げん嘩かが絶たえない。
That couple is always bickering.
口くち喧げん嘩かを始はじめるto start a verbal fight
二人ふたりはすぐに口くち喧げん嘩かを始はじめた。
The two of them quickly started arguing.

喧けん嘩かN4
喧嘩 covers any fight, physical or verbal, while 口喧嘩 specifically means a fight using only words.
言いい争あらそいN3
言い争い is a more formal, neutral term for a verbal dispute, while 口喧嘩 sounds more casual and often petty or emotional.
口こう論ろんN2
口論 is a formal, written-style word for a verbal dispute, whereas 口喧嘩 is the everyday spoken term for the same thing.

口くち喧げん嘩か
Standard kanji spelling; the reading くちげんか is the most common.
口くちげんか
Mixed kana spelling; common in everyday writing.
口くちゲンカ
Katakana spelling of the second element; sometimes used for emphasis or in informal contexts.

Compound of 口 (kuchi, 'mouth') and 喧嘩 (kenka, 'fight, quarrel'). The reading くちげんか is a result of rendaku (sequential voicing) on the second element.