Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'u' ending

    to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge

Also written けんかを買う【けんかをかう】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

noisy, boisterous

Kun
やかま.しいかまびす.しい
On
ケン
Strokes
12
Taught
Jinmeiyō
Frequency
2249 of 2500
Radical
mouth

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (15)
CodeReference
1-3-9SKIP code
3d9.12The Kanji Dictionary
6301.6Four corner code
55a7Unicode hex code
1-23-86JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
962Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
856New Nelson (John Haig)
667Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
504Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2163Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2284Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1541Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3976Morohashi
xuan1Pinyin reading
hweonKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

noisy

Kun
かまびす.しい
On
Strokes
13
Taught
Jinmeiyō
Radical
mouth

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (14)
CodeReference
1-3-10SKIP code
3d10.7The Kanji Dictionary
6405.4, 6405.0Four corner code
5629Unicode hex code
1-18-62JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
964Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
861New Nelson (John Haig)
771Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
575Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2160Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2281Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4235Morohashi
hua1, hua2, ye4Pinyin reading
hwaKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

buy

Kun
か.う
On
バイ
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
520 of 2500
Radical
shell
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-5-7SKIP code
5g7.2The Kanji Dictionary
6080.6Four corner code
3661deroo
8cb7Unicode hex code
1-39-67JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3637Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5793New Nelson (John Haig)
2598New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3211Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1662Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2252Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
831Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
894Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
330A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1753Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
48Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
36708Morohashi
193A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
241Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
241Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
300sakade
89Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
212henshall3
221Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
433crowley
188Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.8busy_people
1731Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
839Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mai3Pinyin reading
maeKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani level