Info on the Kanji 争

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What is this? "争"

Meaning(s)

contend, dispute, argue

Reading(s)

onyomi SOU
kunyomi araso-u

Other

stroke count 6
grade 4
jlpt level N3
Example words with 争
WordMeaning
けいそう
keisou
contention / dispute / conflict / controversy
せいそう
seisou
political strife
せんそう
sensou
war
あらそい
arasoi
dispute / strife / quarrel / dissension / conflict / rivalry / contest
あらそう
arasou
to go against / to fight against / to oppose / to resist / to deny
そうで
sou de
how
そうぎ
sougi
dispute / quarrel / strike
そうてん
souten
point at issue
そうろん
souron
argument / dispute / controversy
ないそう
nai sou
internal strife
ろんそう
ronsou
controversy / dispute
けいそうもの
keisou mono
legal point of contention / matter in dispute / subject of debate / issue in contention
げんあらそい
gen arasoi
a quarrel / argument
げんあらそう
gen arasou
to quarrel / to dispute
くちあらそい
kuchi arasoi
quarreling / quarrelling
みずあらそい
mizu arasoi
dispute over water rights / dispute over the distribution of water into paddies during the summer
せんそうご
sensougo
post war / after the war
い事あらそいこと
arasoi koto
dispute
議権そうぎけん
sougiken
right to strike
そうあらそう
sou arasou
to fight with each other / to fight amongst yourselves
ろんそうもの
ronsou mono
disputant
シク戦しくせんそう
shiku sensou
sikh wars
タラ戦たらせんそう
tara sensou
cod wars )
バラ戦ばらせんそう
bara sensou
war of the roses
家庭かていそうぎ
katei sougi
domestic dispute / family trouble
局地戦きょくちせんそう
kyokuchi sensou
limited war
権力けんりょくあらそい
kenryoku arasoi
power struggle
原子戦げんしせんそう
genshi sensou
atomic war
言いいいあらそい
ii arasoi
a quarrel / argument
言いいいあらそう
ii arasou
to quarrel / to dispute
限定戦げんていせんそう
gentei sensou
limited war
交通戦こうつうせんそう
koutsuusensou
expression indicating a high number of deaths from traffic accidents
山猫やまねこそうぎ
yamaneko sougi
wildcat strike
市民戦しみんせんそう
shimin sensou
civil war
借家しゃくやそうぎ
shakuya sougi
tenancy troubles
受験戦じゅけんせんそう
jukensensou
examination war / fiercely competitive university entrance examinations
上野戦うえのせんそう
ueno sensou
battle of ueno
心理戦しんりせんそう
shinrisen sou
psychological warfare
親権しんけんあらそい
shinken arasoi
custody battle / custody dispute
制限戦せいげんせんそう
seigen sensou
limited war
政権せいけんあらそい
seiken arasoi
political power struggle
西南戦せいなんせんそう
seinan sensou
satsuma rebellion
の時せんそうのとき
sensou no toki
times of war
映画せんそうえいが
sensoueiga
war movie
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Example Sentences with 争
両親がくだらないことで言いっていて、とてもいらいらするよ。

100万人の人々がその戦で命を落とした。

彼らは言いいをした。

毎夕、放課後に僕たちは彼の家の裏庭で会って、インディアン戦ごっこをした。



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