conflict, fight, debate
On'yomi (音読み)
- ソウ
- ショウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- あらそ.う
- いか.る
About this kanji
The kanji 争 means conflict or fight, often referring to arguments or debates. It is used mostly as a verb with the kun'yomi reading あらそ.う, which means "to compete" or "to argue." One common compound is 競争 (きょうそう), meaning "competition," which often refers to competitive situations like sports or business. Another example is 争点 (そうてん), meaning "point of contention," which refers to issues that people disagree on. Keep in mind that while 争 involves conflict, it's not always negative; sometimes it can refer to healthy competition.
Example sentences
二人は争っていた。
The two were arguing.
Meanings across languages
- English
- conflict, fight, debate
- Tiếng Việt
- xung đột, tranh luận, cãi vã
- 日本語
- 争い, 争う
- 한국어
- 갈등, 싸움, 토론
- 中文
- 冲突, 争斗, 辩论
- id
- konflik, pertikaian, debate
- th
- ความขัดแย้ง, การต่อสู้, การอภิปราย
- es
- conflicto, pelea, debate
- fr
- conflit, lutte, débat
- de
- Konflikt, Kampf, Debatte
- pt
- conflito, luta, debate
Common compounds
- 争うあらそ.うto compete, to argue
- 競争きょうそうcompetition
- 争点そうてんpoint of contention, issue in dispute
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