争 — kanji meaning “contend”
争
contend, dispute, argue
- Meanings
- contend, dispute, argue
- On'yomi
- ソウ (sou)
- Kun'yomi
- あらそ.う、いか.でか
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #271 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 6
- Chinese reading
- zhēng — Chinese character page
Words with 争
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 戦争 | せんそう sensou | war |
| 競争 | きょうそう kyousou | competition; contest; rivalry |
| 争い | あらそい arasoi | fight; dispute; feud |
| 紛争 | ふんそう funsou | dispute; conflict; trouble |
| 論争 | ろんそう ronsou | dispute; controversy; debate |
| 闘争 | とうそう tousou | fight; battle; combat |
| 争う | あらそう arasou | to compete; to contest; to contend |
| 抗争 | こうそう kousou | rivalry; feud; conflict |
| 争点 | そうてん souten | point at issue |
| 争奪 | そうだつ soudatsu | struggle (for); scramble; contest |
| 争議 | そうぎ sougi | dispute; quarrel; strike |
| 政争 | せいそう seisou | political strife |
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