争そう端たん

noun

beginning of a dispute; outbreak of a conflict

Refers to the initial stage or trigger of a quarrel, argument, or conflict. Often used in formal or written contexts.

• 両りょう国こくの争そう端たんは、小ちいさな国こっ境きょう問もん題だいから始はじまった。

  The dispute between the two countries began from a small border issue.

• 歴れき史し家かは戦せん争そうの争そう端たんを詳くわしく分ぶん析せきした。

  The historian analyzed the outbreak of the war in detail.