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争: compete

compete; fight; dispute
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Readings

On
ソウ
Kun
あらそう・いかでか

争う(あらそう) "compete; fight". そう in 戦争(せんそう), 競争(きょうそう), 論争(ろんそう).

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Key words

戦争せんそうwar
競争きょうそうcompetition
争うあらそうto compete; to dispute
争いあらそいdispute; quarrel
論争ろんそうcontroversy

Example sentences

The children fought over the toy and it turned into a quarrel.

This town suffered great damage in a war long ago.

I lost to my older brother in a race to the station.

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