紛争

• 読み: ふんそう
• ローマ字: funsou
• 漢字の分解: 紛 (fun) — confused, tangled; 争 (sou) — dispute, fight
• 発音: /ɸɯɴ.soː/

意味

Dispute; conflict; strife between parties over disagreements or competing interests.

A noun used for serious disputes ranging from international armed conflicts to legal and labour disagreements. Often seen in news coverage of regional conflicts (地域紛争) and legal disputes (紛争解決, dispute resolution). More severe in tone than 争い and more formal than もめごと.

例文

1. 両国の紛争は長年続いている。
2. 紛争地域から多くの難民が逃れてきた。
3. 労使間の紛争を調停で解決した。

使い方ガイド

場面: politics, news, international relations, law

トーン: serious

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 紛 (fun, confused/tangled) + 争 (sou, to dispute/fight). Literally 'a tangled fight,' capturing the complex and entangled nature of conflicts.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated