Word · 単語
争う
Reading あらそう
to compete
- 1 to compete, to contest, to contend
- 2 to quarrel, to argue, to dispute, to be at variance, to oppose
- 3 to deny (e.g. evidence) — usu. in negative form
N3
JLPT
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strokes
#4942
frequency
Not started
Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.
例文 · examples
私は彼と優勝を争った。
I competed with him for the championship.
sense 1 · to compete
その囚人達はまるで狂人のように互いに争った。
The prisoners fought one another like so many mad people.
sense 2 · to quarrel
彼らは賞を目指して争っている。
They are contending for the prize.
sense 1 · to compete
１０チームが賞を得ようと争った。
Ten teams competed for the prize.
sense 1 · to compete
私は一等賞をめざして彼と争った。
I competed with him for the first prize.
sense 1 · to compete