犬猿

犬猿

Japanese

Kanji in this term
犬	猿
けん Grade: 1	えん Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

Literally "dogs and monkeys".

Noun

犬猿 (hiragana けんえん, rōmaji ken'en, historical hiragana けんゑん)

1. a bad relationship, like that between cats and dogs

   犬 (けん)猿 (えん)の仲 (なか)

   ken'en no naka

   having a particularly poor relationship