ぐん
群
ゆう
雄
かっ
割
きょ
拠

noun, takes する

Messages.yoji.
  1. rivalry of local warlords, a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ぐん
群
ゆう
雄
かっ
割
きょ
拠
 群雄割拠 ぐんゆうかっきょ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

flock, group, crowd
グン　む.れる　むら (5th, N2)
mister, you, ruler
きみ　クン　み (3rd, N3)
an official rank
イン　おさ　ただ.す (Kentei 1)
snout, hand
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
sheep
ひつじ　ヨウ　よ (3rd, N1)
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
masculine, male, hero
ユウ　お-　おん (7th, N1)
the fore-arm, the upper-arm, round
コウ　かいな　ひじ
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ　スイ　とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ　あるじ　ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
proportion, comparatively, divide
わ.る　わり　カツ (6th, N3)
harm, injury
ガイ (4th, N3)
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)
life (生) variant
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ
foothold, based on, follow
コ　キョ　よ.る (7th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
dispose, manage, deal with
ショ　ところ　-こ (6th, N3)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ　きにょう (Kentei 1)