Today’s Kanji is “争” (araso-u); Kanji for “contend”.
Handwritten Kanji “争” (araso-u)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “争”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 争 | ソウ あらそ-う | sou araso-u | 6 | 亅 | contend |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “争”
| 熟語 Jukugo / Usage | 読み Reading | ローマ字 Romaji | 意味 Meaning |
| 争う | あらそう | Arasou | Fight |
| 競争 | きょうそう | Kyōsō | Competition |
| 戦争 | せんそう | Sensō | War |
