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On'yomi
ソウ
SOU
Kun'yomi
あらそ.う・いか.でか
arasou / ikadeka

contend · dispute · argue

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Cultural Context

Etymology

Shape of two hands fighting. Fighting.

Symbolism

War, competition, dispute. Represents fighting.

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

百家争鳴

ひゃっかそうめい

let a hundred schools of thought contend; let a hundred schools of thought contend

生存競争

せいぞんきょうそう

struggle for existence; struggle for existence

過当競争

かとうきょうそう

excessive competition; excessive competition

争いの種

あらそいのたね

Seeds of conflict; The cause of disputes

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