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争

Kanji 争: meaning "compete, dispute", readings, stroke order

The kanji 争 means "compete, dispute". On'yomi: ソウ; kun'yomi: あらそう. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
compete, dispute
On'yomi
ソウ
Kun'yomi
あらそう
Strokes
6
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
爭 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 争

  • 戦争 せんそう — war
  • 競争 きょうそう — competition, contest
  • 争う あらそう — to dispute, to argue, to fight
  • 論争 ろんそう — controversy, dispute
  • 言い争い いいあらそい — Quarrel
  • 抗争 こうそう — dispute, resistance
  • 争い あらそい — dispute, quarrel, conflict
  • 紛争 ふんそう — dispute, trouble, strife

Stroke order · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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