Word Meaning 喧嘩を売る

けんかをうる kenka o uru

喧嘩を売る is read as けんかをうる (kenka o uru) and means to pick a fight.

Meaning

English

  1. to pick a fight
  2. to pick a quarrel

Reading

Kana

けんかをうる

Romaji

kenka o uru

Writing Variants

  • けんかを売る けんかをうる kenkaouru
  • ケンカを売る けんかをうる kenkaouru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 36 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Antonyms 喧嘩を買う Proverb Rank 158331 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

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喧嘩

けんか

quarrel

喧嘩両成敗

けんかりょうせいばい

in a quarrel, both parties are to blame

喧嘩が強い

けんかがつよい

good at fighting

喧嘩沙汰

けんかざた

beginning (developing into) a quarrel (a fight, an altercation)

喧嘩腰

けんかごし

belligerent

喧嘩早い

けんかばやい

quarrelsome

喧嘩別れ

けんかわかれ

(of a couple) fighting and splitting up

喧嘩っ早い

けんかっぱやい

quarrelsome

喧嘩を買う

けんかをかう

to get into a fight

子供の喧嘩に親が出る

こどものけんかにおやがでる

when kids get in a fight, their parents come to their aid

口喧嘩

くちげんか

quarrel