Kanji

闘

闘

fight, war

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

18 strokes

Radical

門部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

トウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

たたかう, あらそう

Common Readings

トウ, たたか…う

Example sentences

戦闘 せんとう
激しい 戦闘 の 末 、 ついに 平和 が 訪れた 。

After fierce combat, peace finally arrived.

迫力 はくりょく
その 映画 の 戦闘 シーン は 迫力 満点 だった 。

The battle scene in that movie was full of impact.

決闘 けっとう
二人 の 武士 は 夜明け に 決闘 する こと を 誓った 。

The two samurai vowed to duel at dawn.

闘う たたかう
彼 は 今 、 病気 と 闘っている 。

He is currently fighting an illness.

難病 なんびょう
彼 は 、 幼い 頃 から 難病 と 闘い続けている 。

He has been fighting an incurable disease since he was a child.

格闘 かくとう
彼 は 強盗 と 格闘して 、 ついに それ を 取り押さえた 。

He grappled with the robber and finally subdued him.

必殺 ひっさつ
格闘 ゲーム で 必殺 技 を 繰り出して 、 相手 を 倒した 。

I unleashed a special move in a fighting game and defeated the opponent.

戦闘力 せんとうりょく
この ロボット は 驚異的な 戦闘力 を 備えている 。

This robot possesses incredible fighting power.

奮闘 ふんとう
彼 は 新しい プロジェクト の 成功 の ため に 奮闘している

He is striving hard for the success of the new project.

闘技場 とうぎじょう
剣闘士 たち は 闘技場 で 勇敢 に 戦った 。

The gladiators fought bravely in the arena.

Example Vocabulary

戦闘

せんとう

battle; combat; fight

決闘

けっとう

duel; showdown

闘う

たたかう

to fight; to struggle against

格闘

かくとう

fighting; grappling; struggling with

戦闘力

せんとうりょく

fighting power; combat capability

奮闘

ふんとう

striving; strenuous effort; struggle; hard work

闘技場

とうぎじょう

arena; colosseum

闘志

とうし

fighting spirit; will to fight

闘争

とうそう

struggle; fight; conflict

闘い

たたかい

battle; fight; conflict; competition

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