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小競り合い

小競合い、 小ぜり合い

Reading

Kana: こぜりあい
Romaji: kozeriai
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

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1

skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy

2

squabble; quarrel; brief argument; exchange of words

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small
Readings: キョウ、 ケイ、 きそ.う、 せ.る、 くら.べる
Meanings: emulate, compete with, bid, sell at auction, bout, contest, race
Readings: ゴウ、 ガッ、 カッ、 あ.う、 -あ.う、 あ.い、 あい-、 -あ.い、 -あい、 あ.わす、 あ.わせる、 -あ.わせる
Meanings: fit, suit, join, 0.1

Example Sentence

国境(こっきょう)問題(もんだい)での小競(こぜ)()いから重大(じゅうだい)国際(こくさい)紛争(ふんそう)へと(ひろ)がりました。
➥A small border dispute ballooned into a major international incident.
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