Word details
小競り合い
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 小競り合い.
Dictionary
Entry
1
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle
Examples
国境問題での小競り合いから重大な国際紛争へと広がりました。
A small border dispute ballooned into a major international incident.
2
squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument; bickering
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
小
little, small
3 strokesFrequency 114JLPT N4Grade 1
On
ショウ
Kun
ちい.さいこ-お-さ-
Nanori
いさらこうさざしゃおちいさ
競
emulate, compete with, bid, sell at auction, bout, contest, race
20 strokesFrequency 610JLPT N2Grade 4
On
キョウケイ
Kun
きそ.うせ.るくら.べる
Nanori
かいわたなべ
合
fit, suit, join, 0.1
6 strokesFrequency 41JLPT N3Grade 2
On
ゴウガッカッ
Kun
あ.う-あ.うあ.いあい--あ.い-あいあ.わすあ.わせる-あ.わせる
Nanori
あうあんいかこうごおにねやわい
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