争い
あらそい · arasoi · JLPT N1 · noun
dispute
🥊 争 has 爪 (claw) on top: two claws grabbing for the same prize = dispute
Arasoi sounds like ah-ra-soy: a ra-soy shout when two people fight over the last soy sauce packet.
争 — hand 爫 (claw) over hand 又 pulling 亅
争 depicts two hands grabbing the same object from above and below, with a vertical stroke representing the contested item between them. The image of two parties tugging at one thing gave rise to its meanings of 'to contend,' 'to fight for,' or 'to dispute.' The modern simplified form streamlines the older 爭.