[争] Handwritten Kanji for contend and its Readings, Radical and Usage

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