口くち喧げん嘩か

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

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'.

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The argument escalated and turned into a physical fight.

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.

喧けん嘩か
喧嘩 is a general fight or quarrel, which can be physical or verbal. 口喧嘩 specifically refers to a verbal fight, emphasizing that it is only with words.
言いい争あらそい
言い争い is a more formal term for a verbal dispute or argument, often used in serious contexts. 口喧嘩 is more casual and implies a heated, sometimes petty, exchange.

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.