# 争 — compete; dispute

争 means “compete; dispute”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 6 strokes. On'yomi: ソウ (sou). Kun'yomi: あらそ(う) (arasou).

- Meaning: compete; dispute
- On'yomi: ソウ (sou)
- Kun'yomi: あらそ(う) (arasou)
- Strokes: 6
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Conflict & rivalry 1

## How to remember 争

Parts: ⺈ bent person · ヨ hand · 亅 hook

## Don't confuse it with

[事](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/matter/) · [浄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cleanse/)

## More in the “Conflict & rivalry 1” set

[戦](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/war/) · [勝](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/win/) · [軍](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/army/) · [争](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/compete/) · [防](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/defend/) · [害](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/harm/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/compete/. Last updated 2026-11-01.