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闘

Fight
Stroke count: 18

Readings

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JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8Level 37

Verbs with «闘»

奮闘する

Meanings

  1. fightRtK
  2. war
  1. battle
  2. combat
  3. conflict
  4. struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.)

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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gates · beans · table · one (一) · mouth (口) · glue

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1757

Compound words

格闘かくとう
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; tussle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.)
敢闘かんとう
fighting bravely
共闘きょうとう
joint struggle; common (united) front
健闘けんとう
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
春闘しゅんとう
spring labor offensive; annual spring wage bargaining round
戦闘せんとう
battle; fight; combat
闘争とうそう
fight; battle; combat; conflict; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.)
奮闘ふんとう
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
乱闘らんとう
confused fight; brawl; melee; scuffle; free-for-all
闘士とうし
fighter (for); militant; champion (of); boxer
闘志とうし
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
闘病とうびょう
fighting against an illness
戦闘機せんとうき
fighter (aircraft)
暗闘あんとう
secret feud
苦闘くとう
hard fight
激闘げきとう
fierce fighting
拳闘けんとう
boxing
闘蟋とうしつ
cricket fighting
闘諍とうじょう
fight
挌闘かくとう
(hand-to-hand) fight
敢闘賞かんとうしょう
Fighting Spirit Prize
戦闘服せんとうふく
(combat) uniform
挌闘家かくとうか
martial artist
挌闘技かくとうぎ
one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons)

Additional Examples

彼は肉体の苦痛と闘わねばならなかった。
He had to contend against physical suffering.tatoeba
彼は闘争本能が強い。
He is possessed of a strong fighting instinct.tatoeba
彼は闘牛を見たかったが、父はどうしても彼を行かせようとはしなかった。
He wanted to see a bullfight, but his father wouldn't let him go.tatoeba
彼は戦闘で負傷した。
He was wounded in the fight.tatoeba

Stroke Order

18 strokes

Fight. 門 + 豆 + 寸 (hand) — two people locked in a struggle. 戦闘 — battle.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 闘

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