修羅場

Compound of 修 (しゅ)羅 (ら) (shura, alternative name of 阿 (あ)修 (しゅ)羅 (ら) (ashura), "Asura") + 場 (じょう) (jō, “place”).

• On’yomi: Goon
  • (Tokyo) しゅら​じょー [shùráꜜjòò] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • (Tokyo) しゅらじょー [shùrájóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ɕɨᵝɾa̠ʑo̞ː]

修羅場 (hiragana しゅらじょう, rōmaji shurajō, historical hiragana しゆらぢやう)

1. (Buddhism) location of the fight between the (king of) Asuras and 帝釈天 (Teishakuten, “Śakra”)
2. (by extension) a fighting scene; a scene of carnage or bloodshed​

Likely from shurajō above, utilizing the kun'yomi reading of ba in 場 to differentiate from the Buddhist term. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

• Jūbakoyomi
  • (Tokyo) しゅらば [shùrábá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • (Tokyo) しゅらば​ [shùrábáꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ɕɨᵝɾa̠ba̠]

修羅場 (hiragana しゅらば, rōmaji shuraba)

1. dreadful scene, scene of carnage, shambles, hell
2. (colloquial) difficulties (in a love relationship)
3. (colloquial) crunch time

• 修 (しゅ)羅 (ら)場 (ば)る (shurabaru, “to (have a situation) descend to mayhem”)