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殴り合い

Fistfight


Meaning

Fistfight, Fist Fight

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Remember 殴る, which means "to punch"? Well, add on 合う and you've got punches that have come together with other punches. By "come together" I mean your fist is coming in contact with someone's face, and their fist is coming in contact with your kidneys. In other words, this is a fistfight.


Reading

なぐりあい

Explanation

The readings come from 殴る and 合う, punched together.


Context

Context Sentences

俺の連れは今クラブで殴り合いの喧嘩の真っ最中さ。

My man is in the middle of the fist fight in the club.


Kanji Composition