争点(そうてん)

そうてん
noun
point at issue, contested point
1. point at issue, contested point
A matter or topic that is the focus of a dispute, debate, or disagreement. Commonly used in political, legal, and news contexts.
選挙(せんきょ)の争点(そうてん)は経済(けいざい)だ。
The contested issue in the election is the economy.
裁判(さいばん)の争点(そうてん)が明(あき)らかになった。
The point at issue in the trial became clear.
環境問題(かんきょうもんだい)が今回(こんかい)の会議(かいぎ)の最大(さいだい)の争点(そうてん)となっている。
Environmental issues have become the biggest point of contention at this conference.

争点(そうてん) refers to the specific point or matter at the center of a dispute, debate, or legal case. Combines 争(そう) (dispute) + 点(てん) (point).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 争点(そうてん)となる (become a contested point)
  • 争点(そうてん)を絞(しぼ)る (narrow down the issues)
  • 最大(さいだい)の争点(そうてん) (biggest point of contention)
  • 選挙(せんきょ)の争点(そうてん) (election issue)
  • 裁判(さいばん)の争点(そうてん) (point at issue in a trial)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 論点(ろんてん): point of discussion/argument (more neutral, about what is being discussed)
  • 問題点(もんだいてん): problem point (focuses on what is wrong)
  • 焦点(しょうてん): focal point (where attention is concentrated)
  • 争点(そうてん) specifically implies disagreement or contention between opposing sides

REGISTER:
Formal. Used primarily in news, politics, and legal contexts.

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Added 2026.2.16 23:12 · Revised 2026.4.3 14:03
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