か
蝸
ぎゅう
牛
かく
角
じょう
上
　
の
あらそ
争
　
い

expression, noun

Idiomatic expression.
  1. fighting over nothing, making a mountain out of a molehill.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
か
蝸
ぎゅう
牛
かく
角
じょう
上
　
の
あらそ
争
　
い
 蝸牛角上の争い かぎゅうかくじょうのあらそい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

snail
カ　かたつむり (Kentei 1)
insect, bug, temper
むし　チュウ　キ (1st, N2)
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
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
crooked mouth, evil, dishonest
カイ　ケ　クウ (Kentei 1)
cut flesh from bones(剮) variant
カ　ケ　わ.ける
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
cow
うし　ギュウ　ご (2nd, N4)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る　カン　ほ.す (6th, N2)
angle, corner, square
カク　かど　すみ (2nd, N2)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
above, up
ジョウ　うえ　あ.げる (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
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)