Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 争う(あらそう) in Japanese

争う
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
あらそう
Romaji
arasō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `u' ending, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to compete; to contest; to contend
    Example sentence
    彼ら目指して争っている。 They are contending for the prize.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to quarrel; to argue; to dispute; to be at variance; to oppose
    Example sentence
    試合終始一点争うシーソーゲームだった The game was one point back and forth the whole game.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    (usu. in negative form) to deny (e.g. evidence)
    Example sentence
    優勝争った。 I competed with him for the championship.

Examples of 争う, あらそう in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
争う
Plain Polite
争います
Negative
争わない
Negative Polite
争いません

Past

Plain
争った
Plain Polite
争いました
Negative
争わなかった
Negative Polite
争いませんでした

Te

Plain
争って
Plain Polite
争いまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
争われる
Plain Polite
争われます
Negative
争われない
Negative Polite
争われません


Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

6 strokes

contend, dispute, argue

On'Yomi: ソウ

Kun'Yomi: あらそ.う, いか.でか

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