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

• IPA^(key): [ja̠bɯ̟ᵝ no̞ na̠ka̠]

Noun

藪(やぶ)の中(なか) • (yabu no naka) 

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