藪の中

Japanese

Kanji in this term
藪	中
やぶ Hyōgaiji	なか Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

やぶの中

Etymology

Literally "the midst of a thicket". Yabu no Naka is the name of a Ryūnosuke Akutagawa novel in which such a situation unfolds.

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- IPA^(key): [ja̠bɯ̟ᵝ no̞ na̠ka̠]

Noun

藪の中 (hiragana やぶのなか, rōmaji yabu no naka)

the truth being unknown due to conflicting accounts; a Rashomon-like situation

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