闘
闘 — Fight
fight, war
On’yomiトウ (tou)
Kun’yomiたたかう (tatakau)
Kun’yomiあらそう (arasou)
Stroke order (18 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 闘
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 戦闘 | せんとう sentou | battle; fight; combat |
| 闘争 | とうそう tousou | fight; battle; combat |
| 春闘 | しゅんとう shuntou | spring labor offensive; annual spring wage bargaining round |
| 共闘 | きょうとう kyoutou | joint struggle; common (united) front |
| 健闘 | けんとう kentou | fighting bravely; strenuous efforts |
| 闘志 | とうし toushi | fighting spirit; (will to) fight |
Study notes
闘 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 18 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #751 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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