Entry
  1. Noun

    skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle

    国境問題での小競り合いから重大な国際紛争へと広がりました。
    A small border dispute ballooned into a major international incident.
  2. squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument; bickering

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

little, small

Kun
ちい.さいこ-お-さ-
On
ショウ
Strokes
3
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
114 of 2500
Radical
small
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

いさらこうさざしゃおちいさ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-1-2SKIP code
3n0.1The Kanji Dictionary
9000.0Four corner code
1141deroo
5c0fUnicode hex code
1-30-14JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1355Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1389New Nelson (John Haig)
7New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
7Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
105Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
110Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
63A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
21Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
33Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7473Morohashi
36A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
27Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
27Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
24sakade
46Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
27henshall3
15Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
126crowley
88Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.15busy_people
511Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
106Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xiao3Pinyin reading
soKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

emulate, compete with, bid, sell at auction, bout, contest, race

Kun
きそ.うせ.るくら.べる
On
キョウケイ
Strokes
20
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
610 of 2500
Radical
stand
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Used in names as

かいわたなべ

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-10-10, 2-10-10SKIP code
5b15.1The Kanji Dictionary
0021.6Four corner code
457deroo
7af6Unicode hex code
1-22-05JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3364Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4244New Nelson (John Haig)
1847New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2322Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1200Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1639Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
434Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
465Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
609A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2927Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
464Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
25831Morohashi
463A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
852Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
871Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
379sakade
789Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
487henshall3
640Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1020Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1463Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
441Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jing4Pinyin reading
gyeongKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

fit, suit, join, 0.1

Kun
あ.う-あ.うあ.いあい--あ.い-あいあ.わすあ.わせる-あ.わせる
On
ゴウガッカッ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
41 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 12

Built from

Used in names as

あうあんこうごおわい

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-4SKIP code
2a4.18The Kanji Dictionary
8060.1Four corner code
2877deroo
5408Unicode hex code
1-25-71JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
383Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
715New Nelson (John Haig)
2019New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2511Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1274Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1740Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
253Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
269Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
46A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
270Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
195Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3287Morohashi
121A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
159Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
159Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
77sakade
135Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
134henshall3
124Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
33crowley
271Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.2busy_people
284Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
259Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
he2Pinyin reading
habKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
12WaniKani level