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格闘

かくとう

Readings

かくとう

Meanings

  1. 1.
    n, vs, vi(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; tussle
  2. 2.
    n, vs, vistruggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling; getting to grips (with)

Kanji breakdown

格
N410 strokesGrade 5
闘
N518 strokesGrade 8

Example sentences

彼は襲撃者を格闘して地面に倒した。

He wrestled his attacker to the ground.

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格闘かくとう

hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling

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