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Kanji Detail for 爭 - "compete, dispute, fight"

爭

  • Meaning

    爭 means "compete, dispute, fight."

    1. Compete - To vie; to contend.

    2. Dispute - To argue; to debate.

    3. Fight - To struggle; to battle.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    to dispute; fight; contend; strive

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    to dispute, fight, contend, strive

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to dispute, to fight, to contend, to strive

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The opposite of yielding. Striving to surpass others. Each holding to their own views without giving way is called 爭執 (to dispute). Competing through words is called 爭論 (to argue), 爭辯 (to debate). Competing through force is called 爭奪 (to contend for), 爭鬥 (to fight). | A particle. Same as 怎 (how). Like saying "how." Used in poetry. | Same as 諍. To remonstrate. A minister who gives direct advice is called 爭臣. Seen in (Classic of Filial Piety). | [Character analysis] Commonly written as 爭.
  • Onyomitip

    soh(そう) そう

  • Kunyomitip

    araso.u(あらそう) あらそう

    isa.meru(いさめる) いさめる

  • Strokestip

    8 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    爪 爫 (tsume・tsumekammuri・tsumegashira・sonyo・notsu)

  • Related Keywords
    compete dispute argue fight struggle contend vie contest conflict quarrel debate rivalry battle strive race challenge oppose resist claim assert
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