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Japanese symbol for “infighting”

Romaji: naifun
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle

In Japanese, infighting is , read (naifun).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting

Kanji and stroke order

inside, within, between
on: ナイ、ダイ
kun: うち
4 strokes · JLPT 2
distract, be mistaken for, go astray
on: フン
kun: まぎ.れる、-まぎ.れ、まぎ.らす、まぎ.らわす
10 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “infighting”

WordReadingMeaning
インファイト infaitoinfighting; inside fighting; fighting at close range
ないぶこうそう naibukousouinternal strife; infighting; internal conflict

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ないよう naiyoucontents; content; substance
こくない kokunaiwithin the country; inside the county; domestic
ないぶ naibuinterior; inside; internal
いない inaiwithin; inside of; less than
あんない annaiguidance; leading (the way); showing around
ないかく naikakucabinet (of a government); ministry
ふんそう funsoudispute; conflict; trouble
ふんしつ funshitsuloss; going missing

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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