Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 抗争(こうそう) in Japanese

抗争
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
こうそう
Romaji
kōsō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    dispute; resistance
    Example sentence
    派閥内の抗争が審議に支障をきたしました。 Factional in-fighting threw a monkey wrench into the deliberations.

Examples of 抗争, こうそう in a sentence

Kanji in this word

抗 JLPT 1

7 strokes

confront, resist, defy, oppose

On'Yomi: コウ

Kun'Yomi: あらが.う

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争 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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