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2 words matching '争う' found
争う is an exact match with one form of the following word:
争う
BOOST
Reading : あらがう   
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 8 (among the 30,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 55,974 which gives a rank of 21,728
争う is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 54,000 (about 8,040,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 4554
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抗う
BOOST
Reading : あらがう   
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 116,000 (about 1,200,000 results)
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あらがう
BOOST
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 109,000 (about 1,360,000 results)
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諍う
BOOST
Reading : あらがう   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 234,000 (about 60,800 results)
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争う is an exact match with one form of the following word:
争う
BOOST
Reading : あらそう   
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to compete; to contest; to contend
2. to quarrel; to argue; to dispute; to be at variance; to oppose
3. (usu. in negative form) to deny (e.g. evidence)  (see also: 争えない)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 108,598 which gives a rank of 3,925
争う is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 55,000 (about 7,910,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N2
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 3717 (see iKnow! collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 3631
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 11 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
わたし
たち
さいご
最後
まで
しょうり
勝利
あらそ
った

We disputed the victory to the end.
さき
あらそ
って
ひと
でぐち
出口
さっとう
殺到
した

There was a mad rush toward the exit.
かれ
しょう
めざ
目指
して
あらそ
っている

They are contending for the prize.
あらそう
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 196,000 (about 294,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 11 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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ソウ   あらそ to contend, to compete, to contest; to argue, to dispute   
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corner
slashed yo
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yo; yell
stick   
コウ    resist; anti-   
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コウ    high spirits   
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キ    table   
lid
hand
いさか to quarrel   
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ソウ   あらそ to contend, to compete, to contest; to argue, to dispute   
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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