争 Kanji for contend

N3–N2Grade 46 strokes

contend, dispute, argue

Kun: あらそ.う、いか.でか
On: ソウ

争 is the Japanese kanji for contend, dispute, argue. It is written with 6 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is あらそ.う、いか.でか and its on reading is ソウ.

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Words with 争

争あらそうto compete, to contest, to contend
争あらそいfight, dispute, feud
戦せん争そうwar
競きょう争そうcompetition, contest, rivalry
紛ふん争そうdispute, conflict, trouble
闘とう争そうfight, battle, combat

Practice 争 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.