Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 争

争

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Meaning

 dispute, compete, conflict, fight

Pronunciation

 SŌ
arasou

Explanation

 Top: bent person ⺈, below: hand ナ/ヨ, stick 亅

Mnemonic

The bent person with a stick in his hand is looking for a dispute.

Radicals

⺈ kneeling person((Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting 匕, sitting cross-legged 夂, lying , skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫))
尹 Hand with stick
亅 vertical line, stick(similar to this radical:丨)
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Vocabulary

争う あらそう to dispute, to argue, to be at variance, to compete
戦争 せんそう war
争い あらそい dispute, strife, quarrel, dissension, conflict, rivalry, contest
抗争 こうそう dispute, resistance
競争 きょうそう competition, contest
紛争 ふんそう dispute, trouble, strife
論争 ろんそう controversy, dispute

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