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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

争そう点てん

souten

point at issue

Example sentences

  1. 私わたしたちはその討論とうろんを争点そうてんとなっている問題もんだいに限定げんていすべきだ。

    We should confine the discussion to the question at issue.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 一番いちばんの争点そうてんであったのが織田家おだかの後継者問題こうけいしゃもんだいである。

    The matter of successor in the Oda family was the major point at the conference.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. この間かんに大友皇子おおとものみこが即位そくいして天皇てんのうになったのか、それとも即位そくいしないうちに死しんだのかが争点そうてんである。

    The point in dispute was over whether Prince Otomo was enthroned and became an emperor or died without enthronement.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 争点

  • 争contend; disputeOnソウKunあらそう・いかでか
  • 点spot; pointOnテンKunつける・つく・たてる

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