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抗争 (こうそう, kousou) Japanese meaning: conflict | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 抗争する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 抗こう 争そう する 抗こう 争そう しない Polite 抗こう 争そう します 抗こう 争そう しません Past polite 抗こう 争そう しました 抗こう 争そう しませんでした Past 抗こう 争そう した 抗こう 争そう しなかった Te-form 抗こう 争そう して 抗こう 争そう しないで Desire 抗こう 争そう したい 抗こう 争そう したくない Potential 抗こう 争そう できる 抗こう 争そう できない Passive 抗こう 争そう される 抗こう 争そう されない Causative 抗こう 争そう させる 抗こう 争そう させない Causative passive 抗こう 争そう させられる 抗こう 争そう させられない Volitional 抗こう 争そう しよう Polite volitional 抗こう 争そう しましょう Imperative 抗こう 争そう しろ 抗こう 争そう するな Conditional 抗こう 争そう すれば 抗こう 争そう しなければ Tara conditional 抗こう 争そう したら 抗こう 争そう しなかったら
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The conflict between the union and management continues.
Several people were injured in a feud between rival gangs.
Usage patterns 〈 組そ 織しき 〉 同どう 士し で 抗こう 争そう する for groups to be in conflict with each other
The two gangs are in conflict over territory.
抗こう 争そう が 激げき 化か する for a conflict to escalate/intensify
The conflict between factions is escalating.
〈 事こと 〉 に 巻ま き 込こ まれる to get caught up in a conflict
He got caught up in the internal conflict of the organization.
Related words· 6 紛争 covers broader disputes including international or legal conflicts, while 抗争 focuses on active, often violent struggle between rival groups.
対立 describes opposition or a clash of positions that can be purely abstract, whereas 抗争 implies a more concrete, ongoing, sometimes physical struggle.
争い is the plain, everyday word for a fight or dispute, while 抗争 is a more formal term for prolonged, organized strife between factions.
抗争 emphasizes a prolonged power struggle or feud between rival groups, while 闘争 is broader and can describe any kind of fight or movement.
Show 2 more 抗争 is a broader term for open conflict or feuding between rival groups, while 政争 is limited to political rivalry and factional disputes.
抗争 suggests an ongoing power struggle or feud between rival groups, while 争議 is typically tied to organized labor or rights disputes.
Word family internal strife; infighting; internal conflict
political strife; political conflict; political antagonism
factional infighting; conflict between factions
Etymology Compound of 抗 (resist, oppose) and 争 (contend, dispute). The combination naturally yields the meaning of mutual opposition and struggle.
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抗こう
争そう
gangland war; yakuza conflict
