Vita:争

Parts

• 争 1154 contend
  • ⼓ * bound up (chain, rope)
  • ⺺ * rake

Two neighbour gardeners contend (like, who finishes first clearing the dead leaves from the garden), one of them looses because his rake is BOUND (stuck) in the foliage.

Usage in other kanji

• 争 1154 contend
  • 浄 1155 clean
  • 静 1540 quiet

KANJIDIC Entry

• 争 4168 U4e89 B4 C87 G4 S6 XJ06027 F271 N186 V69 H2030 DK1281 L1154 K271 O344 DO311 MN236 MP1.0411 E529 IN302 DS451 DH558 DT467 DC107 DJ361 DG274 P2-2-4 I2n4.2 Q2750.7 DR2547 Yzheng1 Wjaeng ソウ あらそ.う いか.でか {contend} {dispute} {argue}

EDICT Entries

• 競争 [きょうそう] / (n,vs) competition / contest / (P) /
• 係争 [けいそう] / (adj-no,n) contention / dispute / (P) /
• 抗争 [こうそう] / (n) dispute / resistance / (P) /
• 政争 [せいそう] / (n) political strife / (P) /
• 戦争 [せんそう] / (n,vs) war / (P) /
• 争い [あらそい] / (n) dispute / strife / quarrel / dissension / conflict / rivalry / contest / (P) /
• 争う [あらそう] / (v5u) (1) to dispute / to argue / to be at variance / (2) to compete / to contest / (3) to deny (e.g. evidence) / (P) /
• 争議 [そうぎ] / (n) dispute / quarrel / strike / (P) /
• 争奪 [そうだつ] / (n) struggle / contest / (P) /
• 争点 [そうてん] / (n) point at issue / (P) /
• 太平洋戦争 [たいへいようせんそう] / (n) the Pacific War / (P) /
• 闘争 [とうそう] / (n) strife / conflict / (P) /
• 紛争 [ふんそう] / (n) dispute / trouble / strife / (P) /
• 論争 [ろんそう] / (n) controversy / dispute / (P) /