Vocabulary

What does 格闘 (かくとう, kakutou) mean?

格闘 (かくとう, kakutou) means (hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle.

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Readingかくとう
Romajikakutou
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
かくとう
kakutou

(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive (hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle
  2. 2noun · suru verb · intransitive struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling

Also written: 挌闘、格鬪

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