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係争 (けいそう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

係けい争そう

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

dispute; contention; conflict

Formal term for an ongoing dispute, often legal or political. Used as a noun or with する to mean 'to be in dispute'.

両りょう国こくは領りょう土ど問もん題だいをめぐって係けい争そう中ちゅうだ。
The two countries are in dispute over territorial issues.

係けい争そう中ちゅうの事じ件けんについてコメントを控ひかえる。

I refrain from commenting on the ongoing dispute.

Written forms

係けい争そうUsage100%
Standard kanji form; high priority in news and frequency lists.
繋けい争そう
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.

Kanji

係person in charge, connection, duty
争contend, dispute, argue
繋tie, fasten, chain

Similar words

紛ふん争そう
紛争 is a broader term for disputes, conflicts, or strife, including armed conflicts. 係争 is more specific to legal or formal disputes.
争そう議ぎ
争議 often refers to labor disputes or industrial actions. 係争 is used for legal or territorial disputes.

Etymology

Compound of 係 (involvement, connection) and 争 (dispute, conflict). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of being involved in a dispute.