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    3. 小競り合い

    小競り合い

    小こ競ぜり​合あい​

    skirmish

    KMT9News #30+1NounPolitics & LawKanji Vocab33 strokes

    小競合い小ぜり合い

    こぜりあい

    Noun

    1.
    skirmish, brush (with the enemy), minor battle
    2.
    squabble, (petty) quarrel, argument, bickering

    Stroke 0 / 33

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    子こ供どもたちが公こう園えんで小こ競ぜり合あいを始はじめた。

    The children started a small squabble in the park.

    KMT7Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    隣りん国ごくとの間あいだで、国こっ境きょう付ふ近きんで小こ競ぜり合あいが頻ひん発ぱつしている。

    Skirmishes are frequently occurring near the border with the neighboring country.

    KMT9Politics & LawMilitary
    些さ細さいな意い見けんの相そう違いから、チーム内ないで小こ競ぜり合あいが生しょうじることもある。

    Minor disagreements can sometimes lead to squabbles within the team.

    KMT9Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology
    議ぎ会かいでは、与よ野や党とう間かんで予よ算さん案あんを巡めぐる小こ競ぜり合あいが続つづいた。

    In parliament, squabbles continued between the ruling and opposition parties over the budget bill.

    KMT9Politics & Law
    両りょう国こくの軍ぐん事じ的てきな小こ競ぜり合あいが、全ぜん面めん戦せん争そうに発はっ展てんするのではないかと懸け念ねんされている。

    There are concerns that the military skirmishes between the two countries might escalate into a full-scale war.

    KMT9MilitaryPolitics & Law

    Characters that make up this word

    小
    ちい.さい・こ-・お-・さ-…(6)
    little・small
    Kanji
    競
    きそ.う・せ.る・くら.べる…(4)
    emulate・compete with・bid・sell at auction・bout…(2)
    Kanji
    合
    あ.う・-あ.う・あ.い・あい-・-あ.い・-あい…(16)
    fit・suit・join・0.1
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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