不仲

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 不仲 is read as ふなか and means a bad relationship or estrangement between people.
• Basic usage: It can describe siblings becoming estranged through misunderstanding or a rumor that two people do not get along.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A relationship becoming bad
  • 不仲になる marks a change into a state of poor relations. Example: 兄弟は長年の誤解で不仲になった。
• Stating the condition
  • 不仲だ directly states that two people are on bad terms, though the example denies the rumor. Example: 二人が不仲だという噂は事実ではなかった。