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争 — 6 strokes / Radical「亅」

道
7Elementary year 4 / 6 strokes / Radical「亅」
On
ソウそう · sō
Kun
あらそ(う)araso(u)
Meaning
to fight; compete; dispute

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Two hands from above and below pulling at one object; means "to fight/compete."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onソウそうsō争議そうぎ競争きょうそう紛争ふんそう
Kunあらそうarasō争うあらそう争いあらそい

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 競争きょうそう

    competition

  • 戦争せんそう

    war

More words with this kanji

  • 紛争ふんそう
  • 争訟そうしょう
  • 甍を争ういらかをあらそう
  • 蚌鷸の争いぼういつのあらそい
  • 蝸牛角上の争いかぎゅうかくじょうのあらそい
  • 鷸蚌の争いいつぼうのあらそい

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

二人(ふたり)が一(いち)等(とう)をきそって争(あらそ)う。

The two compete for first place.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Radical

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