争う (あらそう): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

争う (あらそう) means to argue / to compete / to dispute.

See example sentences below.

争う at a glance

争う

あらそうarasou

N3verb

to argue / to compete / to dispute

争うあらそうarasouN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to argue / to compete / to dispute

Example 1

兄弟が小さなことで争っている。

Translation

The brothers are arguing over a small thing.

Example 2

会社は市場で激しく争っている。

Translation

The companies are fiercely competing in the market.