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争

contend
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingソウ
Kun readingあらそ.う、いか.でか
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 4

Meanings

  1. contendRtK
  2. dispute
    彼は彼らの争いを和解させるつもりだ。He will reconcile their dispute.tatoeba
    延暦寺との境界争いBorder dispute with the Enryaku-ji Templewiki
  3. argue
  1. to compete
  2. to contest
  3. to contend
  4. to quarrel
  5. to argue

Popular Usage

競争戦争争う争い

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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bound up (乙) · rake

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1238

Compound words

競争きょうそう
competition; contest; rivalry; race; competition (between organisms or species)
戦争せんそう
war; fighting; fierce competition
争うあらそう
to compete; to contest; to contend; to quarrel; to argue
争いあらそい
fight; dispute; feud; conflict; struggle
係争けいそう
dispute; contention; conflict; controversy
抗争こうそう
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle
争議そうぎ
dispute; quarrel; strike
争奪そうだつ
struggle (for); scramble; contest
争点そうてん
point at issue
闘争とうそう
fight; battle; combat; conflict; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.)
紛争ふんそう
dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife
論争ろんそう
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
政争せいそう
political strife
競争力きょうそうりょく
competitiveness; competitive edge; competitive power
競争入札きょうそうにゅうさつ
competitive bidding (esp. for government contracts)
太平洋戦争たいへいようせんそう
Pacific War (1941-1945)
繋争けいそう
dispute
争訟そうしょう
dispute by legal action
争覇そうは
contending for victory
斗争とうそう
fight
訌争こうそう
internal discord
核戦争かくせんそう
nuclear warfare
争奪戦そうだつせん
contest
争覇戦そうはせん
struggle for supremacy

Kun Reading Examples

試合は終始一点を争うシーソーゲームだった。あらそう
The game was one point back and forth the whole game.tatoeba
私は彼と優勝を争った。あらそう
I competed with him for the championship.tatoeba
私は一等賞をめざして彼と争った。あらそう
I competed with him for the first prize.tatoeba
私はかつて彼と優勝を争ったことがある。あらそう
I once rivaled him for the championship.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は南北戦争の歴史書を書いた。
He wrote a book about the American Civil War.tatoeba
彼は闘争本能が強い。
He is possessed of a strong fighting instinct.tatoeba
彼は長い論争に引き込まれた。
He was engaged in a long argument.tatoeba
遺詔を巡って群臣争う。
Controversy over last imperial message left behind by Empress Suikowiki
以仁王の乱では平家とも争う。
In Mochihito-o War, Sohei also fought against the Taira family.wiki
その争いや君子なり。
A wise man pays attention to the manners of the contest.wiki

Stroke Order

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