Memory phrase for the Kanji: 争


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Meaning

dispute, compete, conflict, fight

Pronunciation


arasou

Explanation

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

Mnemonic

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

Radicals

kneeling person(Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting , sitting cross-legged , lying , skilled , bending ,, slumped or husband )
Hand with stick
vertical line, sticksimilar to this radical:
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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

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