闘とう争そう

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

fight; battle; combat; conflict

Refers to physical or armed conflict, or a direct confrontation between opposing forces. Often used in formal or news contexts.

両りょう軍ぐんの闘とう争そうは激はげしさを増ました。
The fighting between the two armies intensified.

彼かれは権けん力りょくとの闘とう争そうに身みを投とうじた。

He threw himself into a struggle against the authorities.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

struggle; strife; dispute; strike

Used for social, political, or labor struggles, such as movements for rights, wage disputes, or organized strikes. Often appears in compounds like 労働闘争 (labor dispute).

労ろう働どう者しゃたちは賃ちん上あげを求もとめて闘とう争そうを続つづけた。
The workers continued their struggle for higher wages.
学がく生せいたちは学がく費ひ値ね上あげに反はん対たいする闘とう争そうを始はじめた。
The students began a protest against the tuition hike.

Written forms

闘とう争そうUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency in news and formal contexts.
斗とう争そうUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant; not used in modern standard Japanese.

Kanji

闘fight, war
争contend, dispute, argue
斗Big Dipper, ten sho (vol), sake dipper

Similar words

戦せん闘とう
戦闘 specifically refers to combat or battle, often military, while 闘争 can also refer to non-physical struggles like labor disputes.
争あらそい
争い is a more general term for dispute or quarrel, often on a smaller scale, whereas 闘争 implies a more organized or intense struggle.

Etymology

Compound of 闘 (fight) and 争 (contend). The spelling 斗争 is a variant using the simplified form of 闘, and 鬪爭 is the kyūjitai form. The word has been used since the Meiji era to translate Western concepts of social and political struggle.