JLPT N3 · 6 strokes
Kanji 争: "contend, dispute, argue"
The kanji 争 means "contend, dispute, argue". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ソウ in on'yomi and あらそ.う, いか.でか in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ソウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あらそ.ういか.でか
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | contend, dispute, argue |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 271 of 2,501 |
Common words with 争
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 戦争war · fighting; fierce competition
- 争いfight; dispute; feud; conflict · competition; contest; rivalry
- 争うto compete; to contest; to contend · to quarrel; to argue; to dispute; to be at variance
- 競争competition; contest; rivalry; race · competition (between organisms or species)
- 闘争fight; battle; combat; conflict · struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute; strike
- 言い争うto quarrel; to dispute
- 言い争いa quarrel; argument
- 抗争rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute
- 紛争dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest
- 一刻を争うto race against time
- 論争dispute; controversy; debate; argument
- 争奪戦contest; competition; struggle; scramble
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