争あらそい戦たたかう

Meanings

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godan verb (-u)

fight with; contend with

Rare literary compound verb meaning to engage in a struggle or conflict with someone or something. Modern Japanese typically uses 争う or 戦う separately, or phrases like 争って戦う.

彼かれらは長なが年ねん、土と地ちの権けん利りを巡めぐって争あらそい戦たたかった。
They fought and contended over land rights for many years.

contend, dispute, argue

戦war, battle, match

Similar words

争あらそう
Means 'to compete' or 'to dispute'; 争い戦う is a rare compound that intensifies the sense of conflict by adding 戦う.
戦たたかう
Means 'to fight' or 'to battle'; 争い戦う combines both verbs for a literary effect, but is not commonly used.

Etymology

Compound of 争う (to dispute, compete) and 戦う (to fight). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it appears in older literary texts as an emphatic expression of conflict.