Kanji

What does the kanji 闘 mean?

闘 means fighting, struggling. On'yomi トウ. Kun'yomi たたか.う、あらそ.う.

Quick facts
On'yomiトウ
Kun'yomiたたか.う、あらそ.う
Strokes18
Main radical門
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi トウKun'yomi たたか.う、あらそ.う
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework18 strokes

fighting, struggling

Memory hook

Two sides blocking the gate (門), grappling over the prize — FIGHT, STRUGGLE.

Main radical

門gate 8 strokes

Stroke order · 18 strokes

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Common words

  • 奮闘ふんとうfierce struggle, hard fight, all-out effort
  • 戦闘せんとうcombat, battle

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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