Keyword
conflict
Info
FrequencyTop 700-800
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 7
Heisig1238
Old form
Readings
そう
(70%)
Composed of
hook claw
sideways trident
hook
Used in kanji (3 in total)
quiet
cleanse
koto
Used in vocabulary (366 in total)
war; fighting; fierce competition
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
Examples (200 in total)
When and where did the war break out?
If only there were no wars in the world.
The country was gearing up for war.
It was the war that changed Japan.
Many people were killed in the war.
That war ended in 1954.
The war took place 45 years ago.
The town was destroyed during the war.
If there is ever another war, we will all die.
What will become of us if a war breaks out?
The war was now over.
We must not go to war again.
There is no telling when the war will end.
I hope the time will soon come when there would be no more war.
Who likes war?
No one likes war.
I'm afraid of war.
War suddenly broke out.
I hope war doesn't break out.
May there be no war!
The city was destroyed in the war.
The time may come when we will have no war.
The day will come when there will be no war.
The war began in 1941.
The war has ended.
War isn't good.
War results only in senseless and violent destruction.
This war is over.
The war ended in 1945.
The war lasted two years.
Nothing is worse than war.
What do you think of war?
We had terrible times during the war.
We really hope another war will not break out.
I have never believed in wars.
The long war came to an end at last.
War broke out in 1941.
The real war is much more horrible than this story.
Do you believe war will start?
He lost two sons in the war.
She lost her son in the war.
The country is very different from what it was just after the war.
We had many bitter experiences during the war.
Both of her sons died during the war.
She had to part with her family when the war began.
The day will soon come when there will be no more wars in the world.
I am against the war, of course.
We are against war.
I'm against the war.
I'm opposed to any type of war.
People are afraid of war.
The surest way to prevent war is not to fear it.
I haven't read "War and Peace" either.
The opposite of peace is war.
War is unavoidable.
As a result of the war, many people died.
The war brought about death and destruction in the city.
War is destruction of human life.
Many young men went to war.
Both nations entered into a war.
They are the so-called victims of war.
My grandfather was a soldier during the war.
He ruled for five years. In the sixth year, another king, who was stronger than he, waged war against him.
We had lived there for ten years when the war broke out.
The war lasted nearly ten years.
There is no doubt that people prefer peace to war.
Who loves war?
No one loves war.
I was born the year the war ended.
War doesn't make anybody happy.
War is a crime against humanity.
They lived in the countryside during the war.
I tried to avoid conflict.
In other areas of the city, fighting continued.
We are entering a new phase in the war.
The war is still going on.
Only the dead have seen the end of war.
All the students protested against the war.
War breaks out when nations try to form their own empires.
The war began three years later.
What is the relationship between politics and war?
I don't want you fighting over me.
I'm not here to fight.
Japan entered into an alliance with France just before the war.
Supposing war broke out, what would you do?
The war brought ruin to the country.
How can we abolish war?
Only four horses competed in the race.
The death of the king brought about a war.
The tragedy of war must not be forgotten.
I had been in the army for a month when the war ended.
The war diminished the wealth of the country.
My parents' generation went through the war.
France was at war with Russia.
The situation could only be settled by war.
What is the best way to put an end to the war?
They are contending for the prize.
Ten teams competed for the prize.
He was wounded in the war.
My grandfather was wounded in the war.
My grandfather rarely talked about the war.
He returned home from Europe in 1941, when the war broke out.
He was living in London when the war broke out.
We have to avoid a conflict as far as possible.
The war made the country poor.
War compelled soldiers to go to the front.
He was living in England when the war broke out.
Britain was not geared up for war then.
The country's economy was dislocated by the war.
As long as there are sovereign nations possessing great power, war is inevitable.
He explained the political background of the war on TV.
Have you heard the latest news about the war?
What would become of us if war should break out?
The war brought their research to an end.
They are victims of the so-called war.
War concerns us all.
The country had been devastated by long war.
It's fun to watch the race.
Isn't that how competition works?
And yet, in the "real adult world" there are a lot of competitions.
He endeavored to win the contest.
She won the one hundred meter race.
She competed against many fine athletes.
We are in a fierce competition with that company.
To many people today, "competitive" is a bad word.
I like to play sport for fun not for competition.
Competition is neither good nor evil in itself.
Competition is not bad in itself.
Effectively dealing with competition is an important part of life.
Competition is not by nature evil.
The competition has become fierce.
The two companies are competing with each other.
Can you imagine a time when the world is free of war?
Skillful diplomacy helps to avert war.
Everybody knows that he lost his leg in the war.
The country was torn by war.
We have seen three wars.
The war ended in victory for the Allied Powers.
It is hoped that the war will end before long.
We must prevent war at any cost.
We must avoid war by all possible means.
The war resulted from a mistaken policy.
Bob went through many dangers during the war.
When you rely on the team too much, it may reduce your individual competitive instincts.
He is possessed of a strong fighting instinct.
During the war, people went through many hardships.
It was after four years that the war came to an end.
One million people lost their lives in the war.
The whole world was involved in the war.
We face competition from foreign suppliers.
Ironically it is war that has brought a great many useful inventions into being.
He will reconcile their dispute.
The struggle ended in a satisfactory settlement.
He came in fifth in the race.
What would you do if another war occurred?
What would you do if war were to break out?
Wars bring scars.
The war between the two countries ended with a big loss for both sides.
The prisoners fought one another like so many mad people.
We foresaw the war.
War broke out when the treaty was ignored.
We're not afraid of competition.
The family lived a wretched life during the war.
During the war, America tried to stop trading with England.
Ben ran a 100-meter race with Carl.
They had to endure great hardship during the war.
Many atrocities were committed during the war.
The newcomers will have to compete with each other for a promotion.
I had to compete with him for promotion.
It was the last battle that ended the war.
Shelters have been built in fear of war.
Both Tom and Mary are really competitive.
The war in Europe was carried into Africa.
I don't want to argue about this.
Settle the argument soon.
The conflict between blacks and whites in the city became worse.
Most young people don't know the terror of war.
Stop arguing about money.
Tell me what you're arguing about.
It is no use arguing with him.
He is always at odds with his boss.
She argued with him about raising children.
Since our argument, Tom has kept his distance.
At last both countries agreed on putting an end to the war.
They were unanimous that the war should be brought to a halt.
It is impossible to resolve the conflict.
When it comes to war, they are as brave as anyone.
The war didn't break out by accident.
A chain of events led to the outbreak of the war.
How old were you when the war broke out?
Their plans blew up when the war broke out.
The war broke out in 1939.
How many wars are going on at this time?
The general opinion is against the war.
Nobody can foresee when the war will end.
The war broke out when she was in Hiroshima.
Fair competition is necessary for the healthy growth of industry.
A lot of people starved during that war.
After a brief peace, war broke out again.
In the war, many people died young.