Word Meaning 犬猿の仲

けんえんのなか kenen no naka

犬猿の仲 is read as けんえんのなか (kenen no naka) and means like cats and dogs.

Meaning

English

  1. like cats and dogs
  2. (on) very bad terms
  3. relationship of dogs and monkeys

Reading

Kana

けんえんのなか

Romaji

kenen no naka

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Proverb Rank 13196 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

犬猿

けんえん

cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship)

犬と猿

いぬとさる

cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship)

犬張子

いぬはりこ

papier-mâché dog

伯仲

はくちゅう

eldest and second eldest brother

いぬ

dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris)

なか

relation

不仲

ふなか

discord

さる

bathhouse prostitute

猟犬

かりいぬ

hound

仲裁

ちゅうさい

arbitration

飼い犬

かいいぬ

pet dog