Tuesday, February 5, 2008

争 - Everyone's a Loser in WAR


Readings & Meanings:

あらそ(−う)

ソウ

to struggle, quarrel, a dispute

Common Usage:

戦争

争う (あらそう)

Examples:

沖縄では今でも戦争の傷跡が生々しく残っている。

その兄弟は遺産をめぐって法廷で争った。

Translations:

Even now, the scars of war are still fresh in Okinawa.

Those siblings are going around and around disputing the inheritance in court.

References:

http://www.thejapanesepage.com/kanji/kanji/i.htm

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