紛争(ふんそう)

ふんそう
noun, suru verb
conflict; dispute
1. conflict; dispute; strife
A serious disagreement or clash between parties, ranging from legal disputes to armed conflicts between nations.
労使(ろうし)紛争(ふんそう)が長引(ながび)いている。
The labor dispute is dragging on.
国境(こっきょう)紛争(ふんそう)が激化(げきか)した。
The border conflict intensified.
紛争(ふんそう)を解決(かいけつ)するために話(はな)し合(あ)う。
To talk in order to resolve the conflict.

TYPES OF CONFLICTS:

  • 武力(ぶりょく)紛争(ふんそう): armed conflict
  • 国際(こくさい)紛争(ふんそう): international dispute
  • 労使(ろうし)紛争(ふんそう): labor dispute
  • 国境(こっきょう)紛争(ふんそう): border conflict
  • 領土(りょうど)紛争(ふんそう): territorial dispute

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 紛争(ふんそう)が起(お)きる: a conflict arises
  • 紛争(ふんそう)を解決(かいけつ)する: to resolve a conflict
  • 紛争(ふんそう)地域(ちいき): conflict zone
  • 紛争(ふんそう)当事者(とうじしゃ): parties to a dispute

RELATED TERMS:

  • 争(あらそ)い: dispute, conflict
  • 戦争(せんそう): war
  • 対立(たいりつ): confrontation
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Added 2026.1.16 18:44 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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