争議|そうぎsougi[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noundispute; quarrel; strike
   争議そうぎは円満えんまんに解決かいけつした。↗

   The dispute was settled peacefully.

• Synonym諍いいさかいWrittenA quarrel or tiff, somewhat old-fashioned in tone; often used for discord within families or between neighbors.
• Synonym喧嘩けんかNeutralEveryday word for quarreling or fighting; mostly private conflict, and much more casual than 「争議」.
• Synonym論争ろんそうNeutralDiffering parties each argue their own case — a reasoned clash of opinions; 「争議」 stresses a dispute neither side will concede.
• Synonym争いあらそいNeutralThe broadest term, covering fights, rivalry and competition of every kind; 「争議」 narrows to disputes over claims, often labor disputes.
• SynonymいざこざCasualColloquial for petty troubles and squabbles, carrying a sense of trivial hassle; strongly conversational.
• Synonym悶着もんちゃくNeutralA dispute or trouble, as in 「一悶着ある」; stresses an incident flaring up, and is used in everyday contexts too.
• Synonym争論そうろんWrittenAn argument or controversy; a written-style word that is not often used.
• Related言い争いいいあらそいNeutralA quarrel or argument, stressing the verbal clash; 「争議」 stresses a dispute in which each side presses its own claims.
• Related食い違いくいちがいNeutralA discrepancy or divergence — clashing accounts or views that need not develop into an actual quarrel.
• Related口論こうろんNeutralA verbal row, as in 「口論になる」; usually between individuals, while 「争議」 often means disputes such as labor ones.
• Related対立たいりつNeutralOpposition between positions; stresses the state of being at odds, which may or may not lead to a concrete dispute.
• Related口喧嘩くちげんかCasualColloquial for bickering or a shouting match; a small-scale everyday verbal clash.
• Related論議ろんぎWrittenDiscussion or debate, as in 「論議を呼ぶ」; more formal than 「議論」, and centered on discussion rather than an actual dispute.
• Related議論ぎろんNeutralThe most common word for discussion or debate — exchanging views and reasoning; 「争議」 is a dispute where each side digs in.
• Related論戦ろんせんWrittenA battle of words, such as debates during elections; the focus is on sharp verbal sparring.
• Related確執かくしつWrittenLong-standing discord with neither side yielding, as in 「親子の確執」; stresses accumulated resentment.
• Related舌戦ぜっせんWrittenA war of words — heated debate; mostly found in news reporting.
• Related不同意ふどういNeutralDisagreement or dissent; expresses only an attitude of disapproval, not an actual dispute.
• Related言い合いいいあいCasualColloquial word for a back-and-forth squabble, usually a private tiff; 「争議」 refers to more formal disputes.
• RelatedアーギュメントNeutralLoanword for an argument or debate; also means a function argument in programming. Rare in everyday speech.
• Related口争いくちあらそいNeutralA verbal quarrel or squabble; close in sense to 「口論」 but used less often.
• Antonym協調きょうちょうNeutralAntonym: cooperation and harmony, the opposite of the confrontational 「争議」.
• Antonym妥協だきょうNeutralAntonym: compromise or giving way — one of the ways a dispute gets settled.
• Antonym和睦わぼくWrittenAntonym: reconciliation — making peace after a quarrel; the opposite of the discord of 「争議」.

Use 「争議」 for a dispute where both sides press their own claims and neither will back down — the standard word in 「労働争議」. For private quarrels say 「喧嘩」 or 「口論」; for reasoned clashes of opinion, 「論争」 or 「議論」. 「言い合い」 and 「口喧嘩」 are colloquial spats, 「食い違い」 a mere divergence of views, 「対立」 a state of opposed positions that may or may not involve a concrete dispute, 「確執」 long-smoldering resentment, and 「争い」 the broadest term for any fight or rivalry. Antonyms: 「協調」, 「和睦」, 「妥協」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 互たがいに意見いけんを主張しゅちょうして争あらそうこと。