係争・繋争|けいそうkeisou[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
係争係争 is the most common written form of this word and the recommended choice for beginners. Use it when writing the word in Japanese.
繋争繋争 is a rarely used kanji variant. Beginners should choose 係争 instead when writing this word.
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbdispute; contention; conflict; controversy
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 係争する（けいそうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 係争します（けいそうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 係争しない（けいそうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 係争しません（けいそうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 係争せず・係争せぬ（けいそうせず・けいそうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 係争した（けいそうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 係争しました（けいそうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 係争しなかった（けいそうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 係争しませんでした（けいそうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 係争して（けいそうして） |
| Potential | 係争できる（けいそうできる） |
| Passive | 係争される（けいそうされる） |
| Causative | 係争させる（けいそうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 係争させられる（けいそうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 係争すれば（けいそうすれば） |
| tara | 係争したら（けいそうしたら） |
| Volitional | 係争しよう（けいそうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 係争しましょう（けいそうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 係争しろ（けいそうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym争うあらそうNeutralNeutral verb meaning to contend or quarrel; the broadest of these words and not tied to legal disputes the way 係争 is.
- Synonym争いあらそいNeutralNeutral, very broad word for a quarrel or dispute; it need not reach a court, whereas 係争 names a lawsuit or territorial claim still being contested.
- Synonym衝突しょうとつNeutralNeutral word for a clash or collision; stresses head-on confrontation, physical crashes included, and is not a legal term like 係争.
- Synonym葛藤かっとうWrittenWritten word for inner or interpersonal entanglements; highlights conflicted feelings and tangled relations, not litigation like 係争.
- Related抗争こうそうWrittenWritten word for mutual confrontation and struggle, as in 「派閥抗争」; 係争 instead describes something, such as a lawsuit or territory, being in dispute.
- Related摩擦まさつWrittenWritten word for friction or discord arising from clashing interests, as in 「貿易摩擦」; 係争 is for matters formally in dispute.
- Related論争ろんそうWrittenWritten word for a controversy or debate between opposing opinions; centres on argumentation and is not a legal dispute like 係争.
- Related葛藤かっとうWrittenWritten word for inner or interpersonal entanglements; highlights conflicted feelings and tangled relations, not litigation like 係争.
- Related争闘そうとうWrittenWritten word for fierce fighting or combat, though rare even in prose; stresses violent conflict and, unlike 係争, has nothing to do with lawsuits.
- Antonym合意ごういWrittenWritten word for reaching agreement or consensus; the direct opposite of 係争, which describes a matter still being contested.
- Antonym和解わかいWrittenWritten word for reconciliation or an amicable settlement, including one reached within a lawsuit; the opposite of 係争.
Use 「係争」 for a lawsuit, territory and the like currently in dispute, as in 「係争中」 or 「係争地」. For confrontation and struggle say 「抗争」, for ordinary quarrels 「争い」, and for debates over opinions 「論争」. The opposites are 「和解」 and 「合意」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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