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火事と喧嘩は江戸の華

Reading

Kana: かじとけんかはえどのはな
Romaji: kajitokenkahaedonohana
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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fights and fires are Edo's flowers

Note: proverb
See also: 江戸の華

Kanji

火
Readings: カ、 ひ、 -び、 ほ-
Meaning: fire
事
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
喧
Readings: ケン、 やかま.しい、 かまびす.しい
Meanings: noisy, boisterous
嘩
Readings: カ、 ケ、 かまびす.しい
Meaning: noisy
江
Readings: コウ、 え
Meanings: creek, inlet, bay
戸
Readings: コ、 と
Meanings: door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
華
Readings: カ、 ケ、 はな
Meanings: splendor, flower, petal, shine, luster, ostentatious, showy, gay, gorgeous