争い|あらそいarasoi[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounfight; dispute; feud; conflict; struggle; strife; discord; argument; quarrel; controversy
   金銭きんせんのことで彼かれと争あらそいになった。↗

   I had a quarrel with him over money.
2. nouncompetition; contest; rivalry
   ポスト争あらそいは厳きびしい。↗

   Competition for the position is very intense.

• Synonym戦いたたかいNeutralBattle, combat and struggle, and also matches and contests; it centres on fighting and confrontation, while 「争い」 centres on disputes and rivalry.
• Synonym相克そうこくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Conflict between opposing, irreconcilable forces; also the five-elements overcoming cycle. 「争い」 is more everyday.
• Synonym闘争とうそうNeutralIntense struggle, as in 「権力闘争」 or 「生存闘争」; 「争い」 is broader and also covers ordinary disputes.
• Synonym喧嘩けんかNeutralQuarrelling and physical fighting, common in speech; 「争い」 is broader and not limited to individuals.
• Synonym衝突しょうとつNeutralHead-on clashes of opinions or interests, and physical collisions; 「争い」 is broader.
• Synonym摩擦まさつNeutralMetaphorically, friction between people or nations; 「争い」 implies a more overt degree of conflict.
• Synonym抗争こうそうNeutralConfrontation between rival groups, as in 「暴力団の抗争」; 「争い」 is broader.
• Synonym確執かくしつWrittenWritten/formal prose. Long-standing antagonism where neither side yields, as in 「親子の確執」.
• Synonym争奪そうだつNeutralScrambling to take something for oneself, as in 「首位争奪」; 「争い」 is broader.
• Synonym葛藤かっとうNeutralInner conflict or entangled interpersonal troubles; 「争い」 centres on open, outward disputes.
• Synonym係争けいそうWrittenWritten/formal legal term for a matter disputed in litigation, as in 「係争中」.
• Synonym口論こうろんNeutralVerbal quarrels and arguments; 「争い」 is broader and also covers physical fighting.
• Synonym争議そうぎNeutralEach side asserting its position against the other; common in 「労働争議」. 「争い」 is broader and more everyday.
• Synonym諍いいさかいWrittenWritten/formal prose for quarrels and squabbles; in daily speech say 「喧嘩」.
• SynonymいざこざCasualColloquial. Minor tangles and small frictions; 「争い」 is broader.
• Synonym競り合いせりあいNeutralA close, evenly matched contest, as in 「ゴール前の競り合い」; 「争い」 is broader.
• Synonym争闘そうとうWrittenWritten/formal prose and rare; strife or fighting. In everyday speech say 「争い」.
• Synonym言い合いいいあいNeutralArguing back and forth, each insisting on their own view; 「争い」 is broader.
• Synonym揉め事もめごとNeutralDisputes and trouble, as in 「揉め事を起こす」; 「争い」 is broader.
• Synonym闘諍とうじょうWrittenWritten/formal prose and rare; fighting or conflict. In everyday speech say 「争い」.
• Synonym争奪戦そうだつせんNeutralAn open contest or battle over something, as in 「シェア争奪戦」; 「争い」 is broader.
• Synonym悶着もんちゃくNeutralA dispute or sudden flare-up of trouble, as in 「一悶着ある」; 「争い」 is broader.
• Synonym軋轢あつれきWrittenWritten/formal prose. Friction and discord between people or parties; 「争い」 centres on open disputes.
• Synonym角逐かくちくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Rivals vying for supremacy, as in 「覇権の角逐」; 「争い」 is more everyday.
• Antonym平和へいわNeutralAntonym on the conflict-versus-peace axis: a calm state free of war and strife.
• Antonym和解わかいNeutralAntonym on the conflict-versus-peace axis: settling a dispute and making peace.
• Antonym協調きょうちょうNeutralAntonym on the confrontation-versus-cooperation axis: parties yielding and working together.

「争い」 is the default for disputes, quarrels and struggles over something. Use 「喧嘩」 for quarrels or fist fights, 「戦い」 for fierce battle or combat, 「闘争」 for intense struggle and confrontation, and 「いざこざ」 or 「揉め事」 for minor tangles. Many others are written-style terms for narrower shades, e.g. 「確執」 for long-standing discord, 「係争」 for legal disputes, 「角逐」 for vying for supremacy. Antonyms: 「平和」, 「和解」, 「協調」.

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1. いさかい。闘争とうそう。競争きょうそう。