単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Kanji compounds#4,466 most used

格闘

かくとう0

Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)

(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

The man grappled with the thief and caught him.

written for Tangoya

IN OTHER SENTENCES

George was describing a 30 pound bass he'd caught recently after fighting it for three hours.

from Tatoeba · bunbuku

MEANINGS

1

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

noun · する verb · intransitive

TANGOYA ASKS

2

struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling; getting to grips (with)

noun · する verb · intransitive

SOUNDS THE SAME

該当coming under; falling underかくとう · not in tangoya

DETAILS

Kind熟語, kanji compounds

Frequency#4,466 most used

Written格闘 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium