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相手のいない喧嘩はない。

Sentence Analyzer

相手 いない 喧嘩 ない

English Translation

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Furigana

相手(あいて)のいない喧嘩(けんか)はない。

Romanji

Aite no inai kenka wa nai.

Words

相手 (あいて)
companion; partner; company; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
要る (いる)
to need; to want
喧嘩 (けんか)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

Readings: ソウ、 ショウ、 あい-
Meanings: inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
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