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争 kanji
contend, dispute, argue
- JLPT level
- N3 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N4 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- Grade 4 (elementary school)
On readings
ソウ
Kun readings
あらそういかでか
Variant forms
爭Words with 争
LevelWord & meaningActions
- N4競争Popularcompetition; contest; rivalry; race; competition (between organisms or species)
- N4戦争Popularwar; fighting; fierce competition
- N3論争Populardispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
- N1抗争Popularrivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife; contention; resistance
- N1紛争Populardispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife
- —係争Populardispute; contention; conflict; controversy
- —争議Populardispute; quarrel; strike
- —争奪Popularstruggle (for); scramble; contest
- —争点Popularpoint at issue
- —闘争Popularfight; battle; combat; conflict; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute; strike
- —政争Popularpolitical strife
- —競争力Popularcompetitiveness; competitive edge; competitive power
- —競争入札Popularcompetitive bidding (esp. for government contracts)
- —太平洋戦争PopularPacific War (1941-1945)
- —争訟legal dispute; contestation; suit
- —争端beginning of a dispute
- —争闘strife; struggle; conflict; fight
- —争覇contending for victory; struggling for supremacy
- —争乱conflict; strife
- —争論argument; dispute; controversy