Memory phrase for the Kanji: 争


Kanji-Trainer
 

Meaning dispute, compete, conflict, fight

Pronunciation


arasou

Explanation

Top: bent person ⺈, below: hand ナ/ヨ, stick 亅

Mnemonic


 
The bent person with a stick in his hand is looking for a dispute.

Radicals

kneeling person(Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting 匕, sitting cross-legged 夂, lying , skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫)
Hand with stick
vertical line, sticksimilar to this radical:丨
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!

 Vocabulary

争う あらそう  to dispute, to argue, to be at variance, to compete
戦争 せんそう  war
争い あらそい  dispute, strife, quarrel, dissension, conflict, rivalry, contest
抗争 こうそう  dispute, resistance
競争 きょうそう  competition, contest
紛争 ふんそう  dispute, trouble, strife
論争 ろんそう  controversy, dispute

At this page you get the memory phrases for learning the Japanese Kanji. If you are learning the Chinese Hanzi, please follow this link.

List of the characters | List of the radicals
Get the app of the Kanji-Trainer!

The app has many other functions, such as character selection according to difficulty, practice programs, handwriting recognition and success statistics!

To the Trainer