争い (あらそい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora兄弟の間で相続争いが起きた。
A dispute over inheritance broke out among the siblings.
The country has been suffering from a long-standing ethnic conflict.
Usage patterns
争いが起こるfor a dispute/conflict to break out
A dispute broke out over the boundary of the land.
争いを避けるto avoid conflict
He tries to avoid conflict as much as possible.
争いに巻き込まれるto get caught up in a dispute
I ended up getting caught up in a dispute without knowing anything.
争いを解決するto resolve a dispute
They resolved the dispute through discussion.
〈人〉と争いになるto end up in a dispute with someone
I ended up in a dispute with my brother over the inheritance.
争いを繰り広げるto carry on a rivalry/competition
The two teams waged a fierce battle for the championship.
争い is a general native word for a quarrel or struggle of any size, while 戦争 is reserved for large-scale armed warfare.
争い can describe conflicts of any size or seriousness, including fights or wars, while いざこざ is reserved for minor, everyday squabbles.
争い is a more everyday word for a dispute or conflict, while 戦い often implies a more serious or large-scale battle.
争い focuses on the conflict or fighting itself, while 騒動 in this sense emphasizes the resulting fuss or feud within a family or group.
コウ争い
dispute; argument; contention
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quarrelsome; contentious
to be angry and quarrelsome
fight with; contend with
championship race; battle for the title; struggle for victory
competition to be first; race to lead the charge
political power struggle
