Word Meaning 喧嘩を買う

けんかをかう kenka o kau

喧嘩を買う is read as けんかをかう (kenka o kau) and means to get into a fight.

Meaning

English

to get into a fight
to take up the gauntlet
to accept a challenge

Reading

Kana

けんかをかう

Romaji

kenka o kau

Writing Variants

けんかを買う けんかをかう kenkaokau

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 42 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Antonyms 喧嘩を売る Rank 158472 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

喧嘩を売る

けんかをうる

to pick a fight

喧嘩をふっかける

けんかをふっかける

to pick a fight

口喧嘩

くちげんか

quarrel

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