争

Contend

Also: Dispute, Argue, Compete, Conflict

On'yomi

  • そう sou

Kun'yomi

  • あらそ(う) arasou
  • いか ika
Stroke count
6
Radical
亅 hook · Kangxi radical 6
JLPT level
N3
School grade
Grade 4

争 has 6 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 亅 (hook), number 6. Hashidari places it at JLPT N3. Japanese students learn it in grade 4 of elementary school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N3 kanji list · Grade 4 kanji list · All kanji