爭 — readings, stroke count and radical

brushStroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

menu_bookMeaning (Japanese)

1. あらそい。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

brushOrigin of the character

象形。「U」字型のものに対して二つの手で争うさまを象る。「あらそう」を意味する漢語｛爭｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

menu_bookMeaning

to dispute, fight, contend, strive

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

menu_bookReadings

On (Sino-Japanese)

• ソウ

Kun (native)

• あらそ(う)
• いか(でか)

Other languages

• 拼音zheng1
• 한글jaeng
• Hán-ViệtTranh
• Hán-ViệtTránh

infoBasics

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

爪(つめ)

JIS level

Level 2

Unicode

U+722D

grid_viewComponents

• 亅はねぼう
• ヨ
• 爪つめ

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱爫⿻[1:]亅⺕

compare_arrowsVariants

• 争Standard form

infoLookup codes

SKIP

2-4-4

Four Corner

2050.7

Spahn–Hadamitzky

2n4.2