争 — contend, dispute, argue

Readings

On'yomi

ソウ

Kun'yomi

あらそ.ういか.でか

Example words

• 戦争せんそうwar
• 競争きょうそう(1) competition; contest (2) to compete
• 紛争ふんそうdispute; trouble; strife
• 争いあらそいdispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry; contest
• 論争ろんそうcontroversy; dispute
• 争うあらそう(1) to compete; to contest; to contend (2) to quarrel; to argue; to dispute; to be at variance; to oppose (3) (usu. in negative form) to deny (e.g. evidence)
• 抗争こうそうdispute; resistance