抗争 (こうそう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

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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

Meanings

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

conflict; strife; rivalry

Refers to organized, often prolonged opposition or struggle between groups, factions, or parties. Common in political, labor, and gang contexts. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to engage in conflict'.

Kanji

抗confront, resist, defy
争contend, dispute, argue

Related words· 6

紛ふん争そうN1
紛争 covers broader disputes including international or legal conflicts, while 抗争 focuses on active, often violent struggle between rival groups.
対たい立りつN2
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.
争あらそいN2
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.
闘とう争そうN1
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.

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政せい争そう
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.
争そう議ぎN1
抗争 suggests an ongoing power struggle or feud between rival groups, while 争議 is typically tied to organized labor or rights disputes.

Opposites

和わ解かいN1
和解 means reconciliation or settlement, the resolution that ends the kind of ongoing conflict described by 抗争.

Don't confuse with

闘とう争そうN1
闘争 emphasizes active fighting or struggle (often political or labor activism) as a verb of resistance, while 抗争 highlights the ongoing rivalry or feud between opposing groups.

Counted with

件けんN2
抗争 is typically counted with 件 when referring to individual incidents or cases of conflict, e.g. 抗争が一件発生した.

Word family

内ない部ぶ抗こう争そう
internal strife; infighting; internal conflict
政せい治じ抗こう争そう
political strife; political conflict; political antagonism
派は閥ばつ抗こう争そう
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.

Meanings

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