Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4
JLPT level: N3
271 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 6
Meaning: contend, dispute, argue
Kunyomi: あらそ.う いか.でか
Onyomi: ソウ
Composition: 𠂊
Radical: 亅
Reading: はねぼう
Meaning: hook
Strokes: 1
競争する(きょうそうする) compete
戦争(せんそう) war
紛争(ふんそう) dispute
論争(ろんそう) controversy, dispute
闘争(とうそう) strife, conflict
争点(そうてん) point at issue
争う(あらそう) dispute, argue, compete
争奪 (ソウダツ) struggle (for), scramble, contest
争議 (ソウギ) dispute, quarrel, strike
係争 (ケイソウ) dispute, contention, conflict, controversy
政争 (セイソウ) political strife
争う (あらそう) to compete, to contest, to contend, to quarrel, to argue, to dispute, to be at variance, to oppose, to deny (e.g. evidence)
争うべからざる (あらそうべからざる) indisputable