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Grade 4JLPT N3

contend, dispute, argue

6 strokes · frequency rank #271

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ソウ
Kun
あらそ.う、いか.でか

Common words

  1. せんそうwar1
    • The country was wasted by war.

    • Who loves war?

    • There is a threat of war.

  2. きょうそうcompetition; contest; rivalry; race2
    • In nine cases out of ten, he will win the race.

    • Jane and Mary are always competing for attention.

    • I had a race with him.

  3. ふんそうdispute; conflict; trouble; unrest3
    • There can be no human society without conflict.

    • They brought the trouble to an end.

    • It is impossible to resolve the conflict.

  4. あらそいfight; dispute; feud; conflict4
    • Competition for the position is very intense.

    • I had a quarrel with him over money.

    • I tried to avoid conflict.

  5. とうそうfight; battle; combat; conflict5
    • He is possessed of a strong fighting instinct.

    • The struggle ended in a satisfactory settlement.

    • She emerged victorious in the struggle.

  6. そうてんpoint at issue6
    • We should confine the discussion to the question at issue.

  7. こうそうrivalry; feud; conflict; dispute7
    • The newspaper reported friction between the two parties.

    • Factional in-fighting threw a monkey wrench into the deliberations.

  8. ろんそうdispute; controversy; debate; argument8
    • He will cast me a bone to pick.

    • Bill is skillful in arguing and debating.

    • That dispute has been settled once and for all.

  9. たいへいようせんそうPacific War (1941-1945)9
  10. あらそうto compete; to contest; to contend10
    • Ten teams competed for the prize.

    • The prisoners fought one another like so many mad people.

    • I competed with him for the championship.

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