Keyword
conflict
Info
FrequencyTop 700-800
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 7
Heisig1238
Old form爭
Readings
そう
(69%)
Composed of
hook claw
sideways trident
hook
Used in kanji (3 in total)
quiet
cleanse
koto
Used in vocabulary (423 in total)
war; fighting; fierce competition
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
Examples (200 in total)
I wonder how this war will turn out.
If that isn't war, then what is it?
That was after the war ended.
He had fought in the last war.
I didn't even know that a war was happening.
The shadow of war was closing in on the town.
You'll set us free once the war is over, right?
That war broke out immediately after that.
I wonder if skill with a sword is any use in a war.
This novel depicts the sadness of war.
I want to rid the world of war.
The war drove many people from their hometowns.
In the name of justice, they started a war.
During the war, many women were raped by soldiers.
The war plunged the country into chaos.
If only conflict would vanish from this earth.
Did that lead to a dispute?
There is no way for a dispute to occur.
There are no traces of the conflict whatsoever.
Conflict is meaningless.
He dislikes conflict.
During the war, bombs were dropped on this town too.
The war tore the lovers apart.
You must not quarrel here!
At that time, did you not hear any sounds of quarreling or the like?
I don't want to see the two of them quarrel.
It is not in this boy's nature to quarrel with others.
As if competing to be first, the other units also began to move.
There's no denying the difference in ability.
It's an undeniable fact that he is the culprit.
We don't really want to fight the royal family either.
The world is too wide, and the roots of conflict are too deep.
This house was built before the war.
Every day at lunchtime, the kitchen is a war zone.
Therefore, conflicts will remain unresolved, and clashes will occur in various places.
Listen, war is always about capturing the enemy's capital.
Well, if we start arguing about that too, it'll turn into a war.
But the war tore the two of them apart.
They say fights only break out between people on the same level, and how true that is.
Apparently the place looked as if a war had broken out.
War disappeared, but because of that the world became even more rigid.
So that tragedies are never again born from war.
If only there weren't a war on, this would be perfect.
The war has ended, and the flow of supplies has improved.
This is because the form of war has changed.
The election turned into a two-way race.
You know, something like a conflict between classes.
The war ended before the order to sortie was given.
Moreover, war and music have an inseparable relationship.
My grandfather was taken prisoner during the war.
I don't want to fight over the inheritance in the first place.
The history of humanity could be said to be the history of war.
That one remark sparked the dispute.
I won't say there's no competition for promotion, but I have almost nothing to do with it.
My grandfather told us about his experiences in the war.
After all, this is a war for the survival of the species.
Very well, if it's a fight you want, let's settle this by force.
If war goes on, humanity will probably perish.
Even the students who had been arguing look as if they have woken from a dream.
Please let me join the competition too.
The purpose is not to run in competition.
You don't have to compete!
Conflicts break out between peoples who hold different faiths.
During the war, my grandfather was sent to Southeast Asia.
It seems they were not eager for war to begin with.
During the war, the newspaper was published underground.
If competition does not arise, corporations become corrupt.
Many civilians were massacred in that war.
Animals have a fighting instinct.
Two gangs are fighting over turf.
The workers continued their struggle for their rights.
There is nothing as ugly as the disputes that arise over money.
It can be said that conflict is constantly occurring across the entire continent.
Humanity has evolved through countless struggles.
During the war, my grandfather was a soldier in the Imperial Japanese Army.
War brings great calamity.
During the war, looting took place in many towns.
Do you really have any intention of avoiding war?
The two countries averted war through talks.
Territorial wars always end in futile results.
As the war dragged on, the country grew steadily weaker.
War can be prevented.
The underground resources became a source of conflict.
During the war, this town was heavily bombed.
Every bank is locked in a desperate competition with rival banks.
I wish there were no wars worldwide.
The view that wars of aggression are unjust has been around for a long time.
My grandfather is someone who lived through the war and survived.
Mobility is one of the most important things in war.
The countries of Europe fought with all their might.
The atmosphere of war grew stronger day by day.
What a pointless argument.
I can't stop this war, but I won't take part in it either.
During the war, many young people died in kamikaze attacks.
He is very much in the pro-war camp.
This certainly isn't the time to be arguing.
The battleship Yamato sank in the final stage of the war.
Because of the war, technology regressed by decades.
This year's league is a battle among the top five.
Let's see who can swing higher on the swings!
Will a large-scale war break out in Europe?
This conflict is my responsibility.
He came out on top in fierce competition and became company president.
The trees in the forest compete for sunlight.
The constitution proclaims the renunciation of war.
She is one of the two brightest students in her class.
A war in a distant country is being reported on TV.
There's fierce factional strife in our company.
From now on, the conflicts between countries will probably intensify further.
Fighting here won't do either of us any good.
I wonder if there's any insurance that compensates for war damage.
That exam had more than thirty applicants for every place.
The race for first place is heating up.
To contend is the way of this world.
In the Three Kingdoms period, Wei, Wu and Shu fought each other.
Britain's Conservative and Labour parties competed in the election.
Or will they end up competing for the next top position?
When and where did the war break out?
If only there were no wars in the world.
The country was gearing up for war.
It was the war that changed Japan.
Many people were killed in the war.
That war ended in 1954.
The war took place 45 years ago.
The town was destroyed during the war.
If there is ever another war, we will all die.
What will become of us if a war breaks out?
The war was now over.
We must not go to war again.
There is no telling when the war will end.
I hope the time will soon come when there would be no more war.
Who likes war?
No one likes war.
I'm afraid of war.
War suddenly broke out.
I hope war doesn't break out.
May there be no war!
The city was destroyed in the war.
The time may come when we will have no war.
The day will come when there will be no war.
The war began in 1941.
The war has ended.
War isn't good.
War results only in senseless and violent destruction.
This war is over.
The war ended in 1945.
The war lasted two years.
Nothing is worse than war.
What do you think of war?
We had terrible times during the war.
The real war is much more horrible than this story.
We really hope another war will not break out.
I have never believed in wars.
War broke out in 1941.
The long war came to an end at last.
Do you believe war will start?
He lost two sons in the war.
She lost her son in the war.
The country is very different from what it was just after the war.
We had many bitter experiences during the war.
Both of her sons died during the war.
She had to part with her family when the war began.
The day will soon come when there will be no more wars in the world.
People are afraid of war.
The surest way to prevent war is not to fear it.
War is unavoidable.
I am against the war, of course.
We are against war.
I'm against the war.
I'm opposed to any type of war.
The opposite of peace is war.
As a result of the war, many people died.
The war brought about death and destruction in the city.
War is destruction of human life.
Many young men went to war.
Both nations entered into a war.
They are the so-called victims of war.
My grandfather was a soldier during the war.
He ruled for five years. In the sixth year, another king, who was stronger than he, waged war against him.
We had lived there for ten years when the war broke out.
The war lasted nearly ten years.
There is no doubt that people prefer peace to war.
Who loves war?
No one loves war.
War doesn't make anybody happy.
I was born the year the war ended.
War is a crime against humanity.
I tried to avoid conflict.
Only the dead have seen the end of war.
The war is still going on.
We are entering a new phase in the war.
In other areas of the city, fighting continued.
All the students protested against the war.
They lived in the countryside during the war.
War breaks out when nations try to form their own empires.
I don't want you fighting over me.
I'm not here to fight.
What is the relationship between politics and war?
Supposing war broke out, what would you do?
Japan entered into an alliance with France just before the war.