Word Meaning 丁々発止

ちょうちょうはっし chouchouhasshi

丁々発止 is read as ちょうちょうはっし (chouchouhasshi) and means with (the sound of) clashing swords.

Meaning

English

  1. with (the sound of) clashing swords
  2. (arguing) fiercely
  3. heatedly
  4. vehemently

Reading

Kana

ちょうちょうはっし

Romaji

chouchouhasshi

Writing Variants

  • 丁丁発止 ちょうちょうはっし chouchouhasshi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 46394 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

再発防止

さいはつぼうし

preventing recurrence (of)

発売禁止

はつばいきんし

prohibition of sale

発止

はっし

with a loud clack

丁寧

ていねい

polite

丁目

ちょうめ

district of a town

丁重

ていちょう

polite

丁度

ちょうど

just (like)

ちょう

counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars

丁度今

ちょうどいま

right now

丁字形定規

ていじけいじょうぎ

T-square (technical drawing instrument)

丁度可知差異

ちょうどかちさい

just-noticeable difference

丁字定規

ていじじょうぎ

T square