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Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2

Kanji

N3

Meaningscontend, dispute, argue
On'yomiソウ
Kun'yomiあらそ、いか
Strokes6
Radical

Compounds

  • competition, contest, rivalry, race

  • dispute, contention, conflict, controversy

  • rivalry, feud, conflict, dispute

  • Dispute, conflict (commercial, legal)

Example sentences

  • Countermeasures for market competition are urgent.

  • To gain an advantage in competition.

  • For a new market, competition is intense.

  • My parents keep arguing about stupid things. It's so annoying!

  • They quarreled.

  • War isn't something to be done lightly, also changing the constitution isn't something that should be done because "I just really want to go to war".

  • How do you feel about the Gulf War?

  • Young and old went to battle.