ひゃっ
百
か
家
そう
争
めい
鳴

noun

Messages.yoji.
  1. let a hundred schools of thought contend.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ひゃっ
百
か
家
そう
争
めい
鳴
 百家争鳴 ひゃっかそうめい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

hundred
ヒャク　ひゃっ　お (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
white
しろ　ハク　しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
house, home, family
いえ　カ　や (2nd, N4)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
pig, hog, pig radical (no. 152)
シ (Kentei 1)
contend, dispute, argue
ソウ　あらそ.う　いか.でか (4th, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
snout, hand
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
chirp, cry, bark
な.く　メイ　なる (2nd, N3)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
bird, chicken
とり　チョウ　とっ (2nd, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ