けんかする

けんかする · kenkasuru · JLPT N4 · noun

quarrel

🥊 kenka = 喧 noisy + 嘩 clamor; add suru (do) = do a noisy clamor

喧嘩 (kenka) joins two characters that both mean loud and noisy, each built on the mouth radical 口. Adding する turns the noun into a verb: to do noise = to quarrel. Sound hook: two people who CAN'T CArry on politely — ken-ka.

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