抗争

こうそう

dispute, resistance

What does 抗争 mean?

抗争 is a Japanese noun meaning dispute, resistance in English. It is written as 抗争 in kanji, こうそう in hiragana, and kousou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

新聞は2党間の抗争を報じた。

The newspaper reported friction between the two parties.