expression, noun

From the novel "In a Grove" by Akutagawa Ryūnosuke.
  1. inability to discern the truth due to conflicting testimony.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
藪の中 やぶのなか
 
 
 
やぶの中 やぶのなか

Contained Kanji Breakdown

thicket, bush, underbrush
やぶ ソウ (Kentei Pre-1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
number, strength, fate
スウ ス サク (Kentei 1)
frequently, tie
ロウ ル つな.ぐ (Kentei Pre-1)
spit, skewer
くし カン ケン (11th)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
in, inside, middle
なか チュウ うち (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
in, inside, middle
なか チュウ うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ