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紛争 (ふんそう, funsou) Japanese meaning: dispute | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 紛争する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 紛ふん 争そう する 紛ふん 争そう しない Polite 紛ふん 争そう します 紛ふん 争そう しません Past polite 紛ふん 争そう しました 紛ふん 争そう しませんでした Past 紛ふん 争そう した 紛ふん 争そう しなかった Te-form 紛ふん 争そう して 紛ふん 争そう しないで Desire 紛ふん 争そう したい 紛ふん 争そう したくない Potential 紛ふん 争そう できる 紛ふん 争そう できない Passive 紛ふん 争そう される 紛ふん 争そう されない Causative 紛ふん 争そう させる 紛ふん 争そう させない Causative passive 紛ふん 争そう させられる 紛ふん 争そう させられない Volitional 紛ふん 争そう しよう Polite volitional 紛ふん 争そう しましょう Imperative 紛ふん 争そう しろ 紛ふん 争そう するな Conditional 紛ふん 争そう すれば 紛ふん 争そう しなければ Tara conditional 紛ふん 争そう したら 紛ふん 争そう しなかったら
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The territorial dispute between the two countries has been going on for many years.
A wage dispute arose between the labor union and the company.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 が 紛ふん 争そう に 発はっ 展てん する for a matter to develop into a conflict
The border issue developed into an armed conflict.
紛ふん 争そう を 解かい 決けつ する to resolve a conflict
The two countries resolved the conflict through talks.
紛ふん 争そう に 介かい 入にゅう する to intervene in a conflict
The UN intervened in the conflict.
紛ふん 争そう が 激げき 化か する for a conflict to intensify
The regional conflict is intensifying.
紛ふん 争そう を 引ひ き 起お こす to trigger a conflict
The struggle over resources triggered the conflict.
Kanji 紛 distract, be mistaken for, go astray Related words· 9 対立 describes an opposition or standoff between sides, while 紛争 refers to the actual dispute or conflict that results from such opposition.
抗争 emphasizes an ongoing struggle or feud between rival groups, whereas 紛争 is the broader, more formal term covering disputes of any kind.
争い is a general, everyday word for a quarrel or fight, while 紛争 is more formal and usually refers to organized or large-scale conflicts.
論争 focuses on an intellectual or academic debate, while 紛争 implies a concrete clash of interests, sometimes involving force.
Show 5 more 戦争 specifically means war between nations, whereas 紛争 can describe any level of conflict, from local disputes to armed struggle.
紛争 is a broader term covering conflicts including armed or international disputes, while 争議 usually refers specifically to labor or industrial disputes.
紛争 is a broader word for conflict or strife (including armed conflict), while 係争 specifically denotes a legal or formal dispute.
Written forms 紛ふん 争そう Usage 100%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency news and general term.
紛ふん 諍そう
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
Etymology Compound of 紛 (confusion, entanglement) and 争 (dispute, fight). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination conveys the idea of a tangled or complicated conflict.
紛争 is a general word for a dispute or conflict that can be domestic or international and need not involve sustained fighting, whereas 内戦 specifically denotes a civil war.
紛争 refers to an ongoing dispute or conflict between parties, while 事変 denotes a discrete event or outbreak that may spark such conflict.
争そう
labor-management dispute; industrial dispute
international border dispute
Show 5 more international dispute; international conflict
regional conflict
campus strife; university conflict
campus dispute; campus strife
armed conflict
