争 = ⺕ + 勹

争 is a Japanese kanji written with 6 strokes, listed here under the keyword “contend”. It is built from ⺕ (rake) and 勹 (bound up). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1238. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword: contend
RTK frame: 1238
Strokes: 6
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ソウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): あらそ.う, いか.でか
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: спорить, conflict
Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi: 争 dispute

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 争

How to find 争 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “rake” + “bound up”. 争 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 争 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.