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What does 戦う (たたかう, tatakau) mean?

戦う (たたかう, tatakau) means to fight, to battle, to compete.

Quick facts
Readingたたかう
Romajitatakau
Part of speechgodan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
たたかう
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontatakau

to fight, to battle, to compete

  1. 1godan verb · intransitive to make war (on); to wage war (against); to go to war (with)
  2. 2godan verb · intransitive to compete (against)
  3. 3godan verb · intransitive to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight; to contend

Example sentences

  • I cheer for people fighting against illness.

  • The players fought until the very end.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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