紛ふん争そう

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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

Meanings

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

dispute; conflict; strife

Covers a wide range of disagreements, from legal and political disputes to armed conflicts and social unrest. Often used in formal or news contexts.

両りょう国こく間かんの領りょう土ど紛ふん争そうは長なが年ねん続つづいている。
The territorial dispute between the two countries has been going on for many years.
労ろう働どう組くみ合あいと会かい社しゃの間あいだで賃ちん金ぎん紛ふん争そうが起おきた。
A wage dispute arose between the labor union and the company.

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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
国こっ境きょう問もん題だいが武ぶ力りょく紛ふん争そうに発はっ展てんした。
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
両りょう国こくは話はなし合あいで紛ふん争そうを解かい決けつした。
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
国こく連れんが紛ふん争そうに介かい入にゅうした。
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
地ち域いきの紛ふん争そうが激げき化かしている。
The regional conflict is intensifying.
紛ふん争そうを引ひき起おこすto trigger a conflict
資し源げんの奪うばい合あいが紛ふん争そうを引ひき起おこした。
The struggle over resources triggered the conflict.

Expressions

凍とう結けつされた紛ふん争そうfrozen conflict

Kanji

紛distract, be mistaken for, go astray
争contend, dispute, argue
諍quarrel

Related words· 9

対たい立りつN2
対立 describes an opposition or standoff between sides, while 紛争 refers to the actual dispute or conflict that results from such opposition.
抗こう争そうN1
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.
争あらそいN2
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.
論ろん争そうN3
論争 focuses on an intellectual or academic debate, while 紛争 implies a concrete clash of interests, sometimes involving force.

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戦せん争そうN4
戦争 specifically means war between nations, whereas 紛争 can describe any level of conflict, from local disputes to armed struggle.
争そう議ぎN1
紛争 is a broader term covering conflicts including armed or international disputes, while 争議 usually refers specifically to labor or industrial disputes.
係けい争そう
紛争 is a broader word for conflict or strife (including armed conflict), while 係争 specifically denotes a legal or formal dispute.
内ない戦せんN1
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.
事じ変へん
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.

Don't confuse with

紛ふん糾きゅう
紛糾 refers to a discussion or meeting becoming tangled and deadlocked, while 紛争 refers to an actual conflict or dispute between parties, sometimes even armed.

Word family· 17

紛ふん争そう国こく
country in conflict; war-torn country
紛ふん争そう地ち
conflict zone; area of armed conflict; trouble spot
中ちゅう越えつ紛ふん争そう
China-Vietnam dispute
労ろう使し紛ふん争そう
labor-management dispute; industrial dispute
国こっ境きょう紛ふん争そう
international border dispute

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国こく際さい紛ふん争そう
international dispute; international conflict
地ち域いき紛ふん争そう
regional conflict
大だい学がく紛ふん争そう
campus strife; university conflict
学がく園えん紛ふん争そう
campus dispute; campus strife
武ぶ力りょく紛ふん争そう
armed conflict

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Written forms

紛ふん争そうUsage100%
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.