喧嘩 (けんか, kenka) Japanese meaning: quarrel | Kotomora

喧けん嘩か

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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

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

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	喧けん嘩かする	喧けん嘩かしない
Polite	喧けん嘩かします	喧けん嘩かしません
Past polite	喧けん嘩かしました	喧けん嘩かしませんでした
Past	喧けん嘩かした	喧けん嘩かしなかった
Te-form	喧けん嘩かして	喧けん嘩かしないで
Desire	喧けん嘩かしたい	喧けん嘩かしたくない
Potential	喧けん嘩かできる	喧けん嘩かできない
Passive	喧けん嘩かされる	喧けん嘩かされない
Causative	喧けん嘩かさせる	喧けん嘩かさせない
Causative passive	喧けん嘩かさせられる	喧けん嘩かさせられない
Volitional	喧けん嘩かしよう
Polite volitional	喧けん嘩かしましょう
Imperative	喧けん嘩かしろ	喧けん嘩かするな
Conditional	喧けん嘩かすれば	喧けん嘩かしなければ
Tara conditional	喧けん嘩かしたら	喧けん嘩かしなかったら

Meanings

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

quarrel; fight; argument

Covers verbal arguments and physical fights, from minor squabbles to brawls. Often used with する to mean 'to quarrel' or 'to have a fight'.

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Kanji

喧noisy, boisterous
嘩noisy
諠forget, noisy
譁noisy

Related words· 12

口こう論ろんN2
口論 refers only to a verbal argument, while 喧嘩 can be either verbal or physical.
諍いさかい
諍い is a more literary word for a quarrel, while 喧嘩 is the everyday, colloquial term.
争あらそいN2
争い is a broader, more formal word covering conflicts or disputes in general, while 喧嘩 implies a personal, direct clash.
乱らん闘とう
喧嘩 is a general quarrel or fight, often between two people, while 乱闘 specifically refers to a chaotic multi-person brawl.

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格かく闘とうN1
喧嘩 is a general quarrel or fight, often verbal, while 格闘 specifically implies close physical grappling or wrestling.
もめるN2
喧嘩する describes a direct, often loud or physical fight, while 揉める points to ongoing friction or unresolved disagreement without necessarily any open confrontation.
口くち喧げん嘩かN3
喧嘩 covers any fight, physical or verbal, while 口喧嘩 specifically means a fight using only words.
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Opposites

仲なか直なおりN3
仲直り means making up or reconciling, the opposite process of having a 喧嘩.

Don't confuse with

献けん花か
献花 (けんか) means laying flowers as an offering and is unrelated in meaning to 喧嘩 (けんか, a quarrel), though they sound identical.

Counted with

回かいN4
喧嘩 is counted with 回 when referring to the number of times a fight or quarrel occurred, as in 一回喧嘩した.

Word family· 17

口くち喧げん嘩かN3
quarrel; argument; verbal fight
喧けん嘩か腰ごし
belligerent attitude; readiness to fight
痴ち話わ喧げん嘩か
lovers' quarrel
喧けん嘩

Written forms

喧けん嘩かUsage62%
Standard kanji spelling; high frequency in news and common usage.
ケンカUsage23%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common in casual writing and manga; it is a specific kana form.
けんかUsage15%
諠けん譁か
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.

Etymology

The kanji 喧 and 嘩 both relate to noise and clamor, reflecting the loud, contentious nature of a quarrel. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the compound has been used for centuries to mean a noisy dispute or fight.

喧けん嘩か

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Expressions· 10