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ไบ‰
ไบ‰
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Frequency: 271
JLPT N2
Grade 4

Meanings

contend
dispute
argue

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ฝใ‚ฆ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ‚ใ‚‰ใ.ใ†
ใ„ใ‹.ใงใ‹

Common Words

ใ›ใ‚“ใใ†
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #1684
1

war

Examples
ใใฎๅ›ฝใฏๆˆฆไบ‰ใง่’ๅปƒใ—ใฆใ—ใพใฃใŸใ€‚
The country was wasted by war.
2

fighting; fierce competition

ใ‚ใ‚‰ใใ„
Noun
Freq #2884
1

fight; dispute; feud; conflict; struggle; strife; discord; argument; quarrel; controversy

Examples
้‡‘้Šญใฎใ“ใจใงๅฝผใจไบ‰ใ„ใซใชใฃใŸใ€‚
I had a quarrel with him over money.
2

competition; contest; rivalry

Examples
ใƒใ‚นใƒˆไบ‰ใ„ใฏๅŽณใ—ใ„ใ€‚
Competition for the position is very intense.
ใ‚ใ‚‰ใใ†
Intransitive
Godan verb
Freq #2885
1

to compete; to contest; to contend

Examples
๏ผ‘๏ผใƒใƒผใƒ ใŒ่ณžใ‚’ๅพ—ใ‚ˆใ†ใจไบ‰ใฃใŸใ€‚
Ten teams competed for the prize.
2

to quarrel; to argue; to dispute; to be at variance; to oppose

Examples
ใใฎๅ›šไบบ้”ใฏใพใ‚‹ใง็‹‚ไบบใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซไบ’ใ„ใซไบ‰ใฃใŸใ€‚
The prisoners fought one another like so many mad people.
3

Usu. in negative form

to deny (e.g. evidence)

ใ‚ใ‚‰ใŒใ†
่ซใ†
Intransitive
Godan verb
Freq #5146
1

to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny

ใใ‚‡ใ†ใใ†
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Transitive
Freq #7107
1

competition; contest; rivalry; race

Examples
ๅไธญๅ…ซไนใ€ๅฝผใŒ็ซถไบ‰ใซๅ‹ใคใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚
In nine cases out of ten, he will win the race.
2

Biology

competition (between organisms or species)

Examples
ใ‚ธใ‚งใƒผใƒณใจใƒกใ‚ขใƒชใƒผใฏใ„ใคใ‚‚ไบบใฎๆฐ—ใ‚’ๅผ•ใ“ใ†ใจ็ซถไบ‰ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
Jane and Mary are always competing for attention.
ใจใ†ใใ†
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #12236
1

fight; battle; combat; conflict

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ้—˜ไบ‰ๆœฌ่ƒฝใŒๅผทใ„ใ€‚
He is possessed of a strong fighting instinct.
2

struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute; strike

Examples
้—˜ไบ‰ใฏๆบ€่ถณใฎ่กŒใฃใŸใ“ใจใซๅ’Œ่งฃใซ็ต‚ใ‚ใฃใŸใ€‚
The struggle ended in a satisfactory settlement.
่จ€ไบ‰ใ†
ใ„ใ„ใ‚ใ‚‰ใใ†
Transitive
Godan verb
Freq #14156
1

to quarrel; to dispute

Examples
ใ‚ใชใŸใจ่จ€ใ„ไบ‰ใฃใฆใ‚‚ใ‚€ใ ใ ใ€‚
It is no good arguing with you.
่จ€ไบ‰ใ„
ใ„ใ„ใ‚ใ‚‰ใใ„
Noun
Freq #14419
1

a quarrel; argument

Examples
ใ“ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใช่จ€ใ„ไบ‰ใ„ใฏใ‚„ใ‚ใ‚ˆใ†ใ€‚
We must put an end to this kind of quarrel.
ใ“ใ†ใใ†
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #16218
1

rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife; contention; resistance

Examples
ๆ–ฐ่žใฏ๏ผ’ๅ…š้–“ใฎๆŠ—ไบ‰ใ‚’ๅ ฑใ˜ใŸใ€‚
The newspaper reported friction between the two parties.
ใตใ‚“ใใ†
็ด›่ซ
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #18551
1

dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife

Examples
็ด›ไบ‰ใฎใชใ„ไบบ้–“็คพไผšใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใˆใชใ„ใ€‚
There can be no human society without conflict.
๐ŸŽ“

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