N3
争 meaning and readings
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Kanji
争
N3
- Meaning
- fight, compete
- Onyomi
- ソウ
- Kunyomi
- あらそ(う)
- Formula
- 争 = ⺈ + ⺕ + 亅。
Story
争 is analyzed as a combination of ⺈ (knife), ⺕ (hand), 亅 (handle of a knife) and denotes fight, compete.
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This kanji belongs to JLPT N3.
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