争(あらそ)い

あらそい
noun
conflict, dispute
1. conflict, dispute, quarrel
A disagreement or fight between people, groups, or nations. Can range from verbal arguments to physical or military conflicts.
争(あらそ)いを避(さ)けたい。
I want to avoid conflict.
隣人(りんじん)との争(あらそ)いが続(つづ)いている。
The dispute with my neighbor continues.
兄弟(きょうだい)間(かん)の遺産(いさん)を巡(めぐ)る争(あらそ)いは、家族(かぞく)全体(ぜんたい)に影響(えいきょう)を与(あた)えた。
The dispute over inheritance between siblings affected the entire family.

争(あらそ)い is the noun form of the verb 争(あらそ)う (to compete, to dispute).

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 争(あらそ)いを避(さ)ける (to avoid conflict)
  • 争(あらそ)いを起(お)こす (to start a dispute)
  • 争(あらそ)いに巻(ま)き込(こ)まれる (to get caught up in a conflict)
  • 領土(りょうど)争(あらそ)い (territorial dispute)
  • 権力(けんりょく)争(あらそ)い (power struggle)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 喧嘩(けんか): quarrel, fight (more casual, often personal)
  • 紛争(ふんそう): dispute, conflict (more formal, often international)
  • 対立(たいりつ): confrontation, opposition (emphasis on opposing sides)
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Added 2026.2.4 22:51
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