けんかする

けんかする
verb (suru)
to fight, to quarrel
1. to fight, to quarrel, to argue
To have a fight or argument with someone. Can refer to physical fights or verbal arguments.
兄弟(きょうだい)とよくけんかします。
I often fight with my siblings.
けんかしないでください。
Please don't fight.
友達(ともだち)とけんかしてしまった。
I ended up having a fight with my friend.
(となり)部屋(へや)からけんかの(こえ)()こえてきた。
I could hear the sounds of a fight coming from the next room.
二人(ふたり)昨日(きのう)けんかしたけど、もう仲直(なかなお)りしたそうです。
The two of them fought yesterday, but I hear they've already made up.

けんか can be written as 喧嘩(けんか) in kanji but is very often written in hiragana.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • けんかをする: to have a fight (with を)
  • けんかする: to fight (casual)
  • 〜とけんかする: to fight with someone

RELATED EXPRESSIONS:

  • けんかを()る: to pick a fight
  • けんかを()う: to accept a fight
  • けんか(わか)れ: parting after a quarrel
  • 夫婦(ふうふ)げんか: marital quarrel

(くち)げんか means verbal argument, while just けんか can mean physical or verbal.