Word Meaning 啖呵

たんか tanka

啖呵 is read as たんか (tanka) and means caustic words.

Meaning

English

caustic words

Reading

Kana

たんか

Romaji

tanka

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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啖呵を切る

たんかをきる

to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)

Example Sentences

1

彼女が胸がすくような啖呵を切りました。

She got it off her chest in no uncertain terms.