喧嘩両成敗

けんか両成敗

Reading

Kana: けんかりょうせいばい
Romaji: kenkaryōseibai
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Definition

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in a quarrel, both parties are to blame

Kanji

Readings: ケン、 やかま.しい、 かまびす.しい
Meanings: noisy, boisterous
Readings: カ、 ケ、 かまびす.しい
Meaning: noisy
Readings: リョウ、 てる、 ふたつ
Meanings: both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train), two
Readings: セイ、 ジョウ、 な.る、 な.す、 -な.す
Meanings: turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach
Readings: ハイ、 やぶ.れる
Meanings: failure, defeat, reversal

Example Sentence

喧嘩(けんか)両成敗(りょうせいばい)
➥It takes two to make a quarrel.
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