• 争あらそう — to quarrel, to fight
• 争議そうぎ — dispute, labor conflict
• 競争きょうそう — competition
• 論争ろんそう — controversy, dispute
• 戦争せんそう — war
• 紛争ふんそう — conflict, trouble

The old form of 争 includes the radical for claws and a hand holding a stick, which evokes the image of fighting over something. The simplified form retains that core meaning — to argue, to struggle, or to compete.

兄弟きょうだいで 争あらそうのは やめましょう。
Let’s stop fighting between siblings.

その土地とちをめぐって争あらそいが起おきました。
A conflict arose over that piece of land.

彼かれらは 優勝ゆうしょうを争あらそっています。
They are competing for the championship.

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