Word Meaning 争い

あらそい arasoi

争い is read as あらそい (arasoi) and means competition.

Meaning

English

  1. competition
  2. contest
  3. rivalry
  4. fight
  5. dispute
  6. feud
  7. conflict
  8. struggle

Reading

Kana

あらそい

Romaji

arasoi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 2662 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

争う

あらそう

to deny (e.g. evidence)

争議

そうぎ

dispute

争点

そうてん

point at issue

言い争い

いいあらそい

a quarrel

争奪

そうだつ

struggle (for)

争点整理

そうてんせいり

procedures to determine the points at issue

争議団

そうぎだん

strikers

争議行為

そうぎこうい

direct action

争い訴える

あらそいうったえる

to accuse

争奪戦

そうだつせん

contest

戦争

せんそう

war

論争

ろんそう

dispute

Example Sentences

10

Competition for the position is very intense.

They quarreled.

Fighting won't settle anything.

People love to fight.

I had a quarrel with him over money.

In other areas of the city, fighting continued.

I don't want to argue about this.

The world which I saw in my dream was a peaceful world devoid of war.

I wonder why people keep fighting over and over again.

Jim was able to hold back his anger and avoid a fight.